Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Exploded View

Last week Matt insisted that I take a complete inventory of every item we're planning to take along on our trip.  He wanted to do it with a bit of pizazz so he spread everything out on the ground around the boat and then sent me up on the garage roof to shoot a picture   See if you can identify each item on my list.  Don't try to hard though because the list has some things that cannot be seen in the photo.

3 lengths of rope.
Laptop computer and charger.
Bag with GoPro and regular camera
4 Hats
Water gloves
Bungee cords
12 x 10 ft Plastic tarp
Walking stick
First Aid kit
One Towel
2 bars bath soap on rope
Two fold-able bikes
One Burley bike trailer
Two "overhead" size suitcases
Three pairs of shoes x 2 people  (one submersible, wet, and casual pair each).
Three outfits each x 2 people (I know Mary sneaked in extra clothes but if the limit was six outfits you know what would happen)
Three boat covers, Bow, Console, Seats.
Two Paddles
Two flotation cushions to toss.
One telescoping pole to hold the boat off lock chamber walls.
One tool kit.
One 12Volt comfort fan.
One anchor.
One food beverage cooler.
One spare propeller.
Three wearable life jackets.
One spare, portable gas tank.
One spare gas line.
One high power spot light.
One fire extinguisher.
Three quarts of emergency water.
Two wet packs stuffed with two Cabella's Guide Wear rains suits.
Sunglasses.
2 cell phones.
One automotive style wash mitten.
One chamois rag.
Small container liquid dish soap for boat cleanup.
Small container Woolite to hand wash clothes.
Flashlights.
Collapsible knife.
Ear plugs.
Hand crank wench.

There's more than this but the list hits the big things.  Looking at the picture it seems like it could be a tight squeeze to get everything back into the boat.  Believe me, it all fits and when it's packed away, and we two are are nestled in, it feels more like sitting in a launch capsule.  The snug feeling is not undesirable though and in our few hours of use last week, on the trip to Red Wing, we both agreed that it is a fun and comfortable boat for cruising.





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