The recent thread about the picnic table guy getting ticketed has led me to decide its time to get the required stuff on my tender that I carry on top of my boat. My question is what exactly is required for a 8 ft long raft with a small outboard on it. I have to admit that I have been skirting the registration rules with it this year but I plan to fix that shortly. What else to I need besides life jackets for everyone. Its mainly used to take the dogs/kids to the beach so they can run around a bit but I know that is beside the point.
USCG Required Equipment for a Raft (Tender)
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A better method (compared to asking a bunch of dudes on the internet) is to download and read the actual regs that tell you exactly what you need.
http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/...ations/420.PDFWinter is Coming...
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I did read it, have a fairly good idea of what I need, thought I would check with the internet to see what they though and maybe enlighten someone who came here for the same reasons.
Seems silly to carry flares and such in a raft that rarely gets more than 300 ft from the boat but after the trooper visited me in Unakwik last time I was out I figure its only a matter of time before I get caught out running around without registration and safety gear in the raft. Lucky for me my raft was on the roof when he found us in the back of Swiaish bay on the hook having dinner.
On a side note, I do carry a radio and my back pack full of gear (survival stuff) when I go out of sight of the boat with the raft.. just not flares and a flare gun.2007 Kingfisher 2825 - Stor Fisk
Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top. -- Hunter S. Thompson
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Yep. All the normal safety wgat is required. No big deal for the most part as we pretty much have tons of extra onboard anyway. Most troopers are pretty understanding but there are some real A holes too.27' Wooldridge Super Sport Offshore Pilothouse PRIME TIME!
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Also don't forget if your raft is powered, it needs to be regisitered and numbers displayed....sigpic
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I've gotten into the habit of putting my signalling kit and hand held vhf in a my dry/ditch bag when we take the dinghy ashore. I never considered the requirements of having them on the dinghy, but figured if somehow the big boat was lost, or there was a medical emergency on shore I'd want to be able to send out a distress signal.Those that are successful in Alaska are those who are flexible, and allow the reality of life in Alaska to shape their dreams, vs. trying to force their dreams on the reality of Alaska.
If you have a tenuous grasp of reality, Alaska is not for you.
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I thought about taking the ones on the big boat to shore with me, but then the big boat is out of compliance. Going to buy a whole other set and make a new ditch/dingy bag.2007 Kingfisher 2825 - Stor Fisk
Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top. -- Hunter S. Thompson
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Hey JR2. Those yellow waterproof bags that Walmart sells work great for a ditchbag. I used a big red marker and labeled it as such too. No missing it on the boat.27' Wooldridge Super Sport Offshore Pilothouse PRIME TIME!
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Originally posted by JR2 View PostI thought about taking the ones on the big boat to shore with me, but then the big boat is out of compliance. Going to buy a whole other set and make a new ditch/dingy bag.
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