Yes, we definitely had a checklist protocol for securing things before leaving on any open water or otherwise extended cruise, a more rigorous one for offshore, or for snotty conditions on bays and sounds. The stabilizers and size of boat made wakes and the like pretty much non factors. We had this protocol pretty precise after a couple of quite literal shakedown cruises, including a couple items that needed some modicum of permanent securing. This part of pre-departure prep took about 5 minutes, if that, depending on how much loose stuff we had left out.
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