Equipment- can't do without!!!

dogon dory[quote:295jorqz said:
...Remember that if you run a 110 volt item which uses 300 watts, that is 3000 watts from the 12 volt battery... :disgust ??? :sad??? :embarrased
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A x V = W :mrgreen: :beer
 
Hi Brats

Pete, I have twin 50's and for trolling I just shut one down. I can drop down to around 1 mph. Saves fuel as a benefit.

For equipment to have besides the required safety items, its up to you. I would want a vhf, gps and good anchor system. Your boat useage will help you determine what you need.

Dream electronics are beyond me. I would want something I could use.

Hope this helps.

Boat safely

1tuberider
Jeff
 
To be technically correct, I should have said: a 300 watt current draw appliance at 110 volts would draw 2.74 amps, or the eqivilant of a 3000 watt appliance at 12 volts, and a current draw of 25 amps when used thru an inverter. These numbers are rough, but precise enough for "C Dories"--the point being, that a curling iron, which seems like a very low current draw when plugged into a wall at home, will deplete a boat's battery in short time. We have used inverters on boats for over 30 years, but sized them to allow for the appliances we used.
 
oldgrowth":m2f71mec said:
dogon dory":m2f71mec said:
Hey nobody mentioned THE most indispensable item, DUCK TAPE.
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and bailing wire.

With those two things, you can make a temporary repair on just about anything.
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When I was at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival I bought a couple of rolls of a very interesting tape that can be used for many purposes including making an O ring by rolling up several layers wrapped around your finger. It is very stretchy stuff. I am briefly in CA otherwise I would go look at the package and tell you what this stuff is. Maybe someone else here will recognize the description. Seemed like a valuable addition to a boat repair kit.

Warren
 
Lori Ann":1enj23s1 said:
When I was at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival I bought a couple of rolls of a very interesting tape that can be used for many purposes including making an O ring by rolling up several layers wrapped around your finger. It is very stretchy stuff. I am briefly in CA otherwise I would go look at the package and tell you what this stuff is. Maybe someone else here will recognize the description. Seemed like a valuable addition to a boat repair kit.
Warren
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It's called "Rescue Tape". It comes in different colors which is handy for matching what you are using it on. I've used it for marking my anchor rode (in order to know how much rode is paid out). Also have used it as "whipping" on the end of ropes, wrapped around parts of the radar arch to seal holes where cables run through. It can be used to wrap around tool handles, patch water leaks in hoses, pvc pipe, etc. Good deals are made on the rolls at boat shows, sportsman shows etc. (deals = buy 3 rolls get one free). (Also available in clear).

P.S. I just "googled" it under Rescue Tape and got several hits.
 
Zip ties are useful, all sizes. So is a stainless and kevlar filleting glove - it helps hold slippery fish and protects the left hand while the right holds the knife in the bobbing waves -- you don't need a sliced wrist while at sea. An "E.Z. Sharp" knife sharpener is lightweight and good to have too- always gets the angles right on the blades.

We have a lot of beaches on the Columbia River and often I drop off the non-fishermen onshore while I anchor just out a ways and back bounce lures for salmon. Inevitably, they want to get a beach fire going. This can be challenging if it is October through June as things are damp. That is when it is nice to grab our fire starter kit, a screw top plastic container that once held Costco cashew nuts. Inside is matches, a lighter, some newspaper and mainly, pieces of a chopped up Presto Log, maybe some cedar too. I huck it inshore and if it hits the water, it still floats and stays dry. It will get the dampest of beach sticks kindled. C.W.
 
ANOTHER CANT DO WITHOUT IS A COPY OF CHAPMANS PILOTING AND
SEAMANSHIP 65TH EDITION. MAY WANT TO PUT THIS ON TOP OF THE LIST.
 
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