Kirk
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Happens kind of quick too. The first time it happened to me I hit the deck bounced back up and looked around hoping no one saw it. Guess what? Someone saw it.
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One of my coworker/fishing buddies saw it. You won't believe this, but EVERYBODY at work heard about it.
megalomaniac
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Dunno if saltwater or not... its a stainless plug the you unscrew halfway and pull out, allowing water to drain out the length of the plig... but the seal is a little o ring. You can insure it all the way out. Weather getting nasty outside, so I'll take a pic later.
megalomaniac
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Thought about another thing... piece of weedeater line to run up into the pee valve and not damage the bypass/ water sample drain just in case some dirt dobbers or other insects get in there and plug it up
Bass boats with a screw in plug usually habeva oring
I looked it up. Learn something new everyday. Maybe it's because I've never owned a glass boat. Every boat I've ever owned used one of these:
Tell me about it! I was driving back from Alabama two years ago. I had a bearing go bad. Lost the wheel, hub, everything. Just like your picture.Wheel bearings or hub assembly. Ask me how I know
The funny thing? I had no clue it happened until I unhooked my boat at home and noticed the trailer leaning. Thanks goodness for dual axles and a properly balanced trailer.
Other than the stuff already mentioned..
Dude Wipes
Headlamp
Safety glasses (for running at night or in rain when it's too dark for sunglasses)
Basic tools - screwdriver, adjustable wrench..
Spare trolling motor prop & pin (make sure you have the tools to remove the old prop if necessary)
Basic first aid. I recently put together a list to make my own box instead of buying kits that have crap you don't need. Can easily make several boxes and put on vehicles, give to friends, or sell them for a few bucks to help break even.
I welcome any suggestions if I've overlooked anything.
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70% rubbing alcohol
Adhesive tape
Antiseptic spray
Gauze
Bandaids
Butterfly bandages
Bandages
Braid (for hook removal)
Hook cutters
Tylenol/aspirin/ibuprofen
New skin/super glue
Gloves
Scissors
Tweezers
Hand sanitizer
Cotton balls
Eye wash
Syringe
Anti diarrhea
Antacids
Hydrocortisone cream
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Various size zip ties - including really big ones (if PowerPole pump goes out and pole won't stay up).
Candy/snack with high sugar content. Can help a diabetic out (I've been asked before and was glad I had something).
Rope.
If you carry a prop, better have a prop wrench, hub, and spare washers in case you drop any.
I use pipe cleaners that i wrap around my cables so they are handy. Never thought about weed eater line. Good advice.
Random story..
A buddy of mine has an older brother who is a surgeon. His brother is quite a bit older. When my buddy was in high school, his brother gave him what he needed to stitch someone up in an emergency. Including lidocaine or whatever he wasn't supposed to have (to inject).
Well, they weren't supposed to be on their dirt bikes, but they were. His friend had a wreck and had cuts. He says his parents are going to kill him.
My buddy says "I can stitch that up!!"
The other guys mom walks in right as he is about to inject him. She loses her mind.
She took him to the ER and he had 60-something stitches. I died laughing when he told me that.
I still crack up at my friend being dumb enough to think he could fix something that bad. I was thinking 3 or 4 stitches as he was telling me the story..
Yes, well at least in a Scout. Even if it became lose, the " plug" would not fall out. I'll get you a pic tomorrow. The o ring was dry rotted one year and the bilge ran about every 30-45 min !!!!! New O ring and maybe once the next day.
You don't need an extra plug. Yours stays attached to the boat. I've owned a bunch that are the same as you describe. I like them a lot. Only challenge is that debris will get hung up in it due to its design.
His is the same as yours.
I'm gonna go ahead and recommend a second boat to pull behind the first boat to hold all of this stuff!
Or just leave one guy on the dock because of weight restrictions!
Agreed! I don't fish the same kind of places he does, but dang! I bet there's hospital emergency rooms that aren't equipped with this much medical equipment.
That's a better design than the ones I'm familiar with. You don't have to worry about losing it.
No kidding!
I watched him fix a fuel line fitting with a fish hook one day down in LA. I learned to keep extra fittings after that, but, he got us on the water that day with his ingenuity.
