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|  Any good boating related gifts this year? 
			
			One thing about boating and fishing, wife and kids always know what to get me.  Seems every time i go out, i lose or break something.  I got my annual pair of Xtra Tuff boots, a pair of braid scissors, some Fish Bites bait and a couple pair of Hook and Tackle shorts. How bout u guys? | 
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|  Distress flag 
			
			I bought a orange colored 3'x3' distress flag for the V20, after taking the required California boating course I realized I didn't have a good coast guard approved daytime signal other than expired flares. $10 Orion flag from Amazon, hope I never have to use it.
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			My son got me a automatic inflatable life vest cause they past a NEW law in nj that from October till April you HAVE to wear a vest if your boat is under 20 feet in lenght so I guess if your boat is over 26 feet it's ok to drown according to the law makers.
		 
				__________________ love to fish | 
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			Didnt get anything fishing related.  But did buy 2 kids fishing rods and one a pile of bass lures.  I only buy outdoors stuff for kids.
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			Step, here in New York we've had that law for a while, ours is from November 1, - May 1.  If you have a boat over 21', it's sink or swim.
		 
				__________________ OLD  FISHERMAN NEVER DIE,   WE JUST SMELL THAT WAY | 
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			seems like everyone got what they needed or wanted.  Safety equipment is one of those things u buy and hope u never use. | 
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			Didn't get yet, but I have to buy a few EPIRB's before next summer.  Mine are out of date.  <sigh>  Break Out Another Thousand....    \ . 
				__________________ 1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. | 
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