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10 days till the Captains Meeting and then off we go...
Time to double check all the supplies and spare parts as well as make sure I have the US, Quarantine, and Bahamian flags from last year. Somehow my Kohler sea spare kit disappeared and I have to order another one.. There will be no way to get parts or the correct oil etc, in Bimini; without having it flown in from South Florida, so take the time to check yours out.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!!
Barry
I bring a little of everything.. I have a sea spares kit for my generator that comes with various parts for that, I take extra oil filters, fuel filters, water separator filter, impellers kits, transmission oil, engine oil, clamps, various tapes (electrical, duct, emergency), zip ties, and tools to do those repairs if needed. Of course I also bring my ditch kit with everything needed for emergencies, and this year a 406 GPS PLB (last year I rented an EPIRB).
A hand held VHF radio, charts of the Bahamas as well as South Florida, a hand held spotlight (even though I have a remote, the hand held is sometimes faster and better), binoculars etc.
Extra lines, fenders, rafts and noodles, plenty of beer & Ice (I know Ray will be making his mud slides and Chad his Margaritas, water, sodas, food...
If anyone can think of anything else, please post it too..
Thanks,
Barry
There's no telling if anyone would do a pick up if they are in a hurry. Just kidding.A liferaft? Aren't you going with like 20 other boats? I would hope if your boat sank someone would be nice enough to give you a lift until you reach shore. Otherwise, what is the sense of going with others? I agree with the spares for your particular boat, but liferaft? Takes up to much space for this particular kind of trip.
Since it is the summer and hot as can be, I always keep a spare AC water pump. The wife nor I can do without air conditioning at night.
Ray
180 hours till departure.. ok, I'm counting down the hours!!! I also looked at the bahama wave site:
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=bahaman_wave
and at 180 hours which would be around 6am next Thursday, it looks fantastic.. Let's all keep our fingers and toes crossed...
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Barry
Yea, I'm hoping for good weather starting Tuesday for my treck down from Daytona, if it's nice I can go outside and it will take about 10-12 hrs vs inside if it's bad weather which could take more like 14-16 hours. We are leaving Tuesday to give us 2 days if we have to for the trip down to Bahia Mar. Looking forward only 5 days til I leave and this time next week we'll be meeting up at Bahia Mar.
Come on down...It should be a great time!!!
5 days to go...
Barry