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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | If possible, I would have a kicker motor with you. If your big motor goes out and you are 10 miles from camp, your TM batteries are not going to get you there. Always, ALWAYS play safe. On that same note, if your kicker is 2 stroke and your big motor is 4 stroke, carry extra oil in the boat.....just in case you somehow run out of gas for the little one and your big motor goes down (yes...this did happen to me 12 miles from camp. I had to cut my oil reservoir line to pump in oil to my big tank so the little motor could be hooked up to the boat's gas tank)
I always make sure to carry some extra rope just in case your battery goes dead on the big motor and you need to pull-start it. A paddle of some sort in case you get stuck on a rock and need to push off some how.
With the spare prop, it is ALWAYS a good idea to have an extra thrust washer AND nut in case you have to do a replacement and drop the nut in the water.
Jumper cables are being added to my stash, for if my starting battery goes down, I can jump from my TM batteries, which should be enough to get it going.
Lastly, be sure to check regs for what your boat needs to have on board. I believe in Canada, you need to carry a minimum of 50 feet of floating rope.
I could go on here, but it might take all day to write...  Cover every base you can think of...overkill here is definitely not a bad idea....Murphy always seems to show up somewhere...
Fun planning for a trip like that... Enjoy the anticipation of it and write down what you think you need.
Steve
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