Alright ha, I'll give you a list of what's really on my boat.
Two 3/8x15ft dock lines coiled up ready to be used at any time.
Two small fenders in the ski locker.
On the normal 4 life jackets in the trunk, more if needed on a particular day.
Throwable.
Spare prop and prop wrench.
Two fire extinguishers (one hand held, one halon system in engine compartment).
Zip ties.
Basic basic tool set (multi-tool, cheap "evolv" brand sockets and wrenchs, crescent wrench, philips and straight screw drivers).
Quart of engine oil.
Quart of outdrive oil (mercruiser you can check/fill in engine compartment).
Flares are not needed unless you boat in coastal waters (i dont).
Nav lights are LED no spares needed.
Fuses are resetable breakers no fuses needed.
Small flashlight.
Second small anchor in trunk for those windy days
Magma Grill with grill tool kit and two bottles of gas
Solo cups
Paper plates, plastic silverware
Salt/pepper/steak seasoning
Vietnamese 3+1 instant coffee (amazing stuff!!!)
12v water boiler if someone wants coffee
10" fry pan
Goodies powder and benedryl
6 bottles of water and usually a gatorade
Single serving tonic waters (4-6)
Usually 6 cherry flavored diet ginger ale cans
Smaller bottles of: Crown, Goose, tanqueray, sailor jerry, jose quervo, bacardi
Some single serving sized snack bags
Stove top jiffy pop (at least one) for the grill
Suntan oil spf 8, spf 30, and regular lotion
A half dozen LED candles
Iphone and Android chargers
24" 1080p TV
Android HTPC comptuer to run TV that wifi tethers of my cell to watch movies at night
Hard installed 6000btu A/C system with it's own dedicated battery bank/inverter (8+hrs of AC or heat)
First of the year I'll have installed a 120v outlet in cabin
Small fishing pole and tackle box
Honda eu2000i inverter generator
5 gallon bucket with cleaning supplies inside (mold remover, wash soap, brush, sponge)
50ft extension cord
Windshield mount for phone
Floating band for sunglasses
Floating case for cell phone
Two big pillows
comforter
two throwable cushions
port-o-potty
Boat snap in cover
Camper canvas
Dry box full of important papers
BIG american flag for holidays
Small american flag attached to bimini support pole
12v vacuum
12v air pump
I think that's it. All fits 100% clean and out of sight. It's all about your organizational skills and things to keep things organized. For example all the kitchen stuff I keep organized in something from Office Depot designed originally to keep desk stuff nice. I keep my boat cleaner than my house. I wash it twice a week. Being you have a bowrider you won't have nearly the storage space I have. The only trade-off I had to make was I had to remove the fresh water tank for the sink to store the generator. Big deal.
I'm currently single but when I had my last GF we kept a much larger supply of non-perishable food. I like the boat to have no less than a solid weekend food/water at all times.
What do I use the most? Every time I use the boat? At least one dock line and a philips head screwdriver. There's always a screw coming loose somewhere.
|
Sorry, Ric, much of your list does make good sense. It just reminded me of several instances of trying to put 10 gallons of stuff in a 5 gallon container. Congrats on the new boat. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have ours.
