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Old 03-13-2018, 05:58 PM   #8
Gabe n Em
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City: Tavernier, FL
Vessel Name: Volans
Vessel Model: 2001 PDQ MV 32
Join Date: Jan 2015
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we have a pretty large "tender", a 12' livingston, for a 40' boat. It is used for longer day trips as it's equipped with a 20 hp and can go almost triple the mother-ship's speed. We keep:
a tiny danforth with ~30' of....."line"
5 gal bucket
hand pump
garmin handheld gps
clamp-on, battery powered nav lights
life jackets for everyone
anywhere from (1) 3 gallon gas tank to 17 gallons of gas in 3 tanks (we've gone over 50 miles in 1 day in the small boat!!!)
it's got a bimini
1/2 gal or so of two stroke oil
paperwork and cellphones go in a plastic, waterproof, safety orange ammo box
I've mounted a small humminbird side scan transducer on the stern. the head unit and a small motor cycle battery are kept in a kitty litter box along with a lot of the smaller items above for theft-prevention(easily brought inside)
theres also a spare adjustable wrench, flathead, phillips, bait knife, batteries for gps, spark plugs, and a few miscellaneous fishing lures/ hooks/ weights bouncing around the bottom of the kitty litter box.


whew...I think thats everything....

Oh wait, sometimes we also throw the following in there (trip specific)
a small cooler full of.....ice.....
fishing rods
tackle box
net
camp chairs
umbrella
beach toys (volly ball, squirt guns)
dog
a friend or two


aaaannnddd......


yep, thats it...
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