marshman
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i know im still kind of new here but reading a few things got me thinking...on another message board this week there was a guy who found a fatigued, ready to break spot on his jackplate on a 300 hp outboard motor on a boat capable of 100 mph!!
on this board another post a discussion about trailer safety chains, and another post, it was suggested that a fire extinguisher be carried on board...
brings me to this....
check your stuff, be prepared for anything...
how many do something just because the laws says??
trailer safety chains...will the hooks, the mounting points, and chain itself hold if the coupler comes unhooked and you have to drag a little more to get to a safe stopping point?? are they so long that they drag on the highway?? if it does come unhooked you dont want the trailer tongue sitting on the pavement...
a good spare tire for trailer... and a jack and lug wrench...and a board to put jack on...some truck jacks can jack a trailer, some cant...some truck lug wrenches may fit a trailer, most wont... try jacking up a trailer on side of road on soft ground, a board will help...
grease them axle bearings regularly...try finding a new spindle, hub, and wheel/tire at 5am on a sunday in the middle of nowhere....(if that wheel does fly off at 70MPH, youll never find it!! when i was a kid we had one fly off, pass us up, and fly over a barn off in the distance!!)
trailer lights!!!! yeah they can be a pain in the butt, but you need to be seen....
if you have a fire on board, you will want a fire extinguisher...carry one...
if you break down or your fishing partner is having a heart attack or whatever else and you have to get attention very quick, you will want an air horn..or signal flares...
drain plug...dont leave home without it, or a spare...i keep one in my daybag(fishing tackle), one in my tow vehicle glove compartment...and the one in the boat of course...
clamp on outboard motor... clamp it, and a safety cable (and 2 bolts if the motor stays on the boat)... they CAN come unclamped..
a basic tool kit....pliers, crescent wrench, screwdriver, electrical tape, duct tape, wire ties, wire nuts...some wire cutters that will actually cut a hook in your arm...
i fish in pretty remote marshes in south louisiana...i never ever go without bringing food and water even if im going for just a 2 or 3 hour trip...you break down or get stuck, have to spend the night, you will want food and water....its best for people to know where youll be, but honestly, with my fishing style, the best i can do is tell you where im going to launch...
have a good safe spot to keep important things....if boat is capsizing, your saftey equipment is useless if you cant get to it...quickly!!
i dont get to go fishing as much as i like...but when i go i dont want the trip ruined by some little unexpected thing...i believe in being prepared...the worst can always happen...
feel free to add anything ive forgotten to mention...im sure ill think of something else as soon as i hit the submit button...
**** and strap that danged ice chest lid down!!! i wish i had a dollar for every ice chest lid ive seen on the side of the highway...i probably could afford to buy a yeti!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
on this board another post a discussion about trailer safety chains, and another post, it was suggested that a fire extinguisher be carried on board...
brings me to this....
check your stuff, be prepared for anything...
how many do something just because the laws says??
trailer safety chains...will the hooks, the mounting points, and chain itself hold if the coupler comes unhooked and you have to drag a little more to get to a safe stopping point?? are they so long that they drag on the highway?? if it does come unhooked you dont want the trailer tongue sitting on the pavement...
a good spare tire for trailer... and a jack and lug wrench...and a board to put jack on...some truck jacks can jack a trailer, some cant...some truck lug wrenches may fit a trailer, most wont... try jacking up a trailer on side of road on soft ground, a board will help...
grease them axle bearings regularly...try finding a new spindle, hub, and wheel/tire at 5am on a sunday in the middle of nowhere....(if that wheel does fly off at 70MPH, youll never find it!! when i was a kid we had one fly off, pass us up, and fly over a barn off in the distance!!)
trailer lights!!!! yeah they can be a pain in the butt, but you need to be seen....
if you have a fire on board, you will want a fire extinguisher...carry one...
if you break down or your fishing partner is having a heart attack or whatever else and you have to get attention very quick, you will want an air horn..or signal flares...
drain plug...dont leave home without it, or a spare...i keep one in my daybag(fishing tackle), one in my tow vehicle glove compartment...and the one in the boat of course...
clamp on outboard motor... clamp it, and a safety cable (and 2 bolts if the motor stays on the boat)... they CAN come unclamped..
a basic tool kit....pliers, crescent wrench, screwdriver, electrical tape, duct tape, wire ties, wire nuts...some wire cutters that will actually cut a hook in your arm...
i fish in pretty remote marshes in south louisiana...i never ever go without bringing food and water even if im going for just a 2 or 3 hour trip...you break down or get stuck, have to spend the night, you will want food and water....its best for people to know where youll be, but honestly, with my fishing style, the best i can do is tell you where im going to launch...
have a good safe spot to keep important things....if boat is capsizing, your saftey equipment is useless if you cant get to it...quickly!!
i dont get to go fishing as much as i like...but when i go i dont want the trip ruined by some little unexpected thing...i believe in being prepared...the worst can always happen...
feel free to add anything ive forgotten to mention...im sure ill think of something else as soon as i hit the submit button...
**** and strap that danged ice chest lid down!!! i wish i had a dollar for every ice chest lid ive seen on the side of the highway...i probably could afford to buy a yeti!! :lol: :lol: :lol: