What's in your Dink

Charlie · 10-06-2007, 09:45

I've been putting together of must have things for my upcomming trip to Desolation Sound BC and was wondering what you guys keep in your dink. I remember a post discussing this but could not find it. Perhaps it was on a different BB. So far I have these ideas :

Anchor/rode
Oars
flashlight
GPS
spark plugs/wrench
bailer
knife
matches
spare batteries
patch kit
handheld VHF

What do you guys think is prudent or helpful to put in your dink?

**S/V Elusive** · 10-06-2007, 11:26

Cable and lock - Cable to encompass anything that could 'go adrift' and to something fixed on the dink (cleat?), lock afixed to cable and hole that keeps the outboard up out of the water.

Chuck Baier · 10-06-2007, 11:36

Charlie, You need the same safety equipment you have on the big boat. Flares, mirror, horn or really loud whistle, life jackets, etc. Not sure what you will do with the matches except to set the dinghy afire to attract attention.

Charlie · 10-06-2007, 11:50

Thanks Thomas and Chuck:

Didn't think of flares etc. Matches are from my Boy Scout Training and Montana Freeman lives of the past. Not to mention getting caught on shore when we went in on a dink and the tide went out and the mud was so thick that we couldn't get back to the boat and a fire would have been nice to keep us warm.

Pura Vida · 10-06-2007, 13:10

In the dink

Light kit
Fisherman's Pliers
plug wrench and plug
bailer 1 -1/2 clorox bottle
bailer 2 - big squirt gun (gets water in the corners and you have to have some fun)
outboard lock
oars
foot pump

Optional depending on the circumstances
2 x 20' cable and lock
golf umbrella

rsn48 · 10-06-2007, 13:31

I bought a Fox 40 Marine safety kit which is basic but provides the necessities to keep the Canadian Coast Guard happy.

The container is a 2 litre (2 quart) bailer, SOS mirror, whistle, waterproof flashlight and batteries, and poly rope and float.

To it I had matches, couple of flares, and a very small first aid kit with a very small knife.

I purchased another container bailer in which I keep spare prop, shear pins, and goodies for the motor including spare plug. So two can bail if in a panic.

I also have a very light anchor with line; you might want to fish from your dink.

Outdoor Equipment Guide - Fox 40 Watercraft Safety Bailer Kit

Charlie · 10-06-2007, 13:37

RSN and PV:

Thanks for the ideas. The list keeps growing. I wonder how much room there will be for people? LOL

Lynx · 11-06-2007, 02:19

Life vest and an ice chest to sit on.

Tnflakbait · 11-06-2007, 09:01

We have a quart of fresh water onboard if you get thirsty.

senormechanico · 11-06-2007, 10:19

A bigger dink to hold all that stuff?

Steve B.

Lodesman · 11-06-2007, 11:04

No-one has mentioned the requirement for a heaving line yet. The CCG lists what is required on board here: The Boat - The Safe Boating Guide (2005) | TP 511 | Marine Safety
Anything else is gravy.

Kevin

10-06-2007, 09:45	#1
Charlie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nevada City. CA Boat: Sceptre 41 Ohana Posts: 1,532 Images: 2	What's in your Dink I've been putting together of must have things for my upcomming trip to Desolation Sound BC and was wondering what you guys keep in your dink. I remember a post discussing this but could not find it. Perhaps it was on a different BB. So far I have these ideas : Anchor/rode Oars flashlight GPS spark plugs/wrench bailer knife matches spare batteries patch kit handheld VHF What do you guys think is prudent or helpful to put in your dink? __________________ Fair Winds, Charlie Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

10-06-2007, 11:26	#2
S/V Elusive Moderator Site Helper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ventura Harbor, CA Boat: Endeavour, Ketch, 43 ft., Elusive Posts: 2,250	Cable and lock - Cable to encompass anything that could 'go adrift' and to something fixed on the dink (cleat?), lock afixed to cable and hole that keeps the outboard up out of the water. __________________ "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." - William Arthur Ward Thomas

10-06-2007, 11:36	#3
Chuck Baier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where ever the boat is. Boat: Marine Trader 34 "Beach House" Posts: 1,738 Images: 54	Charlie, You need the same safety equipment you have on the big boat. Flares, mirror, horn or really loud whistle, life jackets, etc. Not sure what you will do with the matches except to set the dinghy afire to attract attention. __________________ To boldly go!! Read about our past and current cruises, the boat, some projects and a whole lot more at Voyages of Sea Trek And Now Visit The New Boats Site At The Beach House

10-06-2007, 11:50	#4
Charlie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nevada City. CA Boat: Sceptre 41 Ohana Posts: 1,532 Images: 2	Thanks Thomas and Chuck: Didn't think of flares etc. Matches are from my Boy Scout Training and Montana Freeman lives of the past. Not to mention getting caught on shore when we went in on a dink and the tide went out and the mud was so thick that we couldn't get back to the boat and a fire would have been nice to keep us warm. __________________ Fair Winds, Charlie Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

10-06-2007, 13:37	#7
Charlie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nevada City. CA Boat: Sceptre 41 Ohana Posts: 1,532 Images: 2	RSN and PV: Thanks for the ideas. The list keeps growing. I wonder how much room there will be for people? LOL __________________ Fair Winds, Charlie Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

10-06-2007, 13:10	#5
Pura Vida Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Galveston Boat: C&C 27 Posts: 721	In the dink Light kit Fisherman's Pliers plug wrench and plug bailer 1 -1/2 clorox bottle bailer 2 - big squirt gun (gets water in the corners and you have to have some fun) outboard lock oars foot pump Optional depending on the circumstances 2 x 20' cable and lock golf umbrella

10-06-2007, 13:31	#6
rsn48 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deep Cove - North Vancouver, BC Boat: Catalina 27 - Leaky Cauldron Posts: 350	I bought a Fox 40 Marine safety kit which is basic but provides the necessities to keep the Canadian Coast Guard happy. The container is a 2 litre (2 quart) bailer, SOS mirror, whistle, waterproof flashlight and batteries, and poly rope and float. To it I had matches, couple of flares, and a very small first aid kit with a very small knife. I purchased another container bailer in which I keep spare prop, shear pins, and goodies for the motor including spare plug. So two can bail if in a panic. I also have a very light anchor with line; you might want to fish from your dink. Outdoor Equipment Guide - Fox 40 Watercraft Safety Bailer Kit

11-06-2007, 02:19	#8
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Boat: MacGregor 26M Lynx Posts: 350	Life vest and an ice chest to sit on.

11-06-2007, 09:01	#9
Tnflakbait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Boat: CSK, 33' Aita Pe'ape'a Posts: 309 Images: 6	We have a quart of fresh water onboard if you get thirsty.

11-06-2007, 10:19	#10
senormechanico Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whidbey Island WA Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran Posts: 811	A bigger dink to hold all that stuff? Steve B.

11-06-2007, 11:04	#11
Lodesman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Boat: 26' trailer sailer (starter) Posts: 813	No-one has mentioned the requirement for a heaving line yet. The CCG lists what is required on board here: The Boat - The Safe Boating Guide (2005) \| TP 511 \| Marine Safety Anything else is gravy. Kevin

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