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Dropped the shrimp off yesterday to have a new water pump installed as a preventitave measure. Also having all thru hull fittings and hoses inspected in hopes of avoiding any dangerous situations.

Looking to splash her in the next week or so. Any other recommendations for a safe season? I can't wait to hit the back bay and try to land the first striped one on the shrimp!

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Don't forget to set a line or 2 for the Flounder

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Go get em Capt. Shrimp! Hope to see you out there soon my brother.:D

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Good luck Steve !!

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Single engine boat good radios ! Anchor properly rigged w/ ample rode & line for quick hold.
Drift sock , normal safety items distress kit etc.
Spare fuel filter , extra hoses & clamps !
Sea Tow !

Have a great season!

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All good stuff. Will get a spare filter (thinking about installing water separator), have a handheld radio now will be installing hard wired with high gain ant. soon. Have all CG required safety equipment. Have 150 feet anchor line and 5 feet of chain. Clamps hose sounds like a good idea. Have sea tow.

Thanks for the advice, by the way why a drift sock

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I believe capt frank would suggest to increase the chain.

Sock to slow down the drift.

Was talking to pete today about switching out the ss prop for sn aluminum one with all the debris out there Thought being. . Rather blow a prop than a lower unit. Seriously considering this.

Water seperator filter.

I got the ss anntena base of ebay (new) 34 bucks.

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Good point on the aluminum prop Legal. Let the softer aluminum sustain the damage rather than your lower unit. I also think the benefits of stainless props are more noticeable in higher horsepower engines and larger boat applications where there is more power and torque required at the prop. If you beleive this, it stands to reason that on smaller boats you will not see that much of a difference going with stainless.

Aluminum props flex which can cause innefficency. Inefficency allows the prop and engine RPMs to be higher. So, if you are going from stainless to aluminum you might need to go up a size in pitch and the opposite is true going from aluminum to stainless.

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Check expiration dates on flares

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As noted to slow drift if your out ofanchor range. I would add 5' of chain & keep 100' of anchor line with quick connect feature to add if needed fast.
150' of anchor line is fine in shallow water but deeper water 200' plus is required to hold safely .
The added chain will increse holding power significantly, I assume you have STD.


Danforth style anchor !

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Seatow or Boat US towing membership! its like AAA for the water, can't be beat!

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Engine zincs if not mentioned already.

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first aid kit with better fabric bandaids, assorted spare fuses,electrical tape and that self sealing silicone tape ( like you find at orange or blue stores) that is good for lacerations and hose leaks...heavy wire cutters(for that snag hook we all have) bottle of water, a roll of TP in a freezer bag or something dry, typical tools : needle nose,channel locks,adjustable,razor knife,gloves,lighter, a few wire crimps,multi screw driver-I like the klein, absolutely need some spare fluids-steering/trim, and some mix..,did anyone mention redundant signalling devices like a whistle or air horn? prop wrench or a hole socket set, I only keep what sizes i would need for anything on the boat, that rubber enhanced crazy glue- good for cuts- in anything... flashlight,peanut butter,bang stick(optional, but I will get Mr thresher)w sealed charges,spare anchor if toggin...,replacement nav bulbs, $1plastic hose barbs in all your boats hose sizes, and a wide assortment of good old zip ties,stainless seizing wire...

!!!and dont forget to take your extinguisher out of its mount and pound on the bottom of it while inverted to loosen up the density of the chemicals!!!.

some rubber plugs for your thru hulls,tapered wood plugs, a small nerf football, and an extra plug for the boat, in case of anything

one good weathertight plastic tool box in the console for all this shtuff I just mouthed off


least but not last- dont forget a camera for all the trophy's
tight lines!
good luck - hope to hear from ya on the water, with that new high gain antenna

Bad Habit:cool: 65

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Box of rubber gloves for your girly hands.. hahaha

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Peanut butter?

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lol glad you read it all legal...

ya peanut butter.... for the times the wife may come and meet you at the dock,it takes away any "mal odor" she might smell and think your having too good a time out there... also good for protein if your caught out there for a while.