o Life Jackets – One for each passenger
o Horn – Audible for half mile
o Navigation lights working
o Distress flares and day signals
o Tool box
o Spare parts – light bulbs, filter,
head parts, through-hull plugs
o Fuel and oil – Top off tanks, check oil
o Fire extinguisher
o Ventilation for cooking or heat
o Bilges dry
o Weather forecast
o Power on throughout vessel
o Spare batteries for radio, flashlight
o Anchor set up and bent-on to line
o Dock lines (3) in good condition
o Fenders (2) for docking or towing
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.