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Lots of great suggestions and advice in this post.
In the back of my head is a caution about those pesky ravens. They seem to know who is on the lake and when to strike.
They carried off a whole loaf of bread that was in the fish and ski boat while we were out on a hike so just be mindful.
Have a great trip!
 
When the lake was filling all we had were 14 ft POS boats with unreliable power, so please enjoy yourself for me anyway. Stan Jones started with a 16 Duracraft and a junk Johnson, okay. Your Evy must spin 5000 rpm at wot to establish the correct prop pitch to get you your best fuel economy and that boat not overloaded should get around 10 mpg. You MUST have a tachometer or you will not know if the engine is lugging or over revving. The person that kayaked the perimeter of the lake used brown rice as the main dish and you need a sat phone and a Spot. I had off road dirt bike tours out of Page and was told by Classic as to what I needed if I really wanted to be found ! But Art, Uncle Bill, Earl, Rotten, Ouida, Ward and the rest never had all of this modern tech and they had probably more fun than anyone
 
Moeller makes portable 9 gal tanks and you need 4 of them, min ! The boat also needs a lot of positive trim for economy. The way the engine is set up and trimmed is paramount for fuel economy. Save your money and stay away from all those colored screens and plotters, etc and just read the water. Buy two spare props and a quality VHF (Standard ) and a good antenna. You will not have any boats to deal with out there and I think it is an awesome idea. I hope you post your story. Optics like Razor series Vortex 10X42 are a must have along with if you can an 82 mm Vortex Razor or a Swarv spotting scope with Iphone adapter. I had a tow service in the early 70's for Jerry and Tina at Halls and we only had a 16 Glastron with a B20 Volvo and we would tow stranded boaters back to Halls with that thing ! If you are wondering, I started work for Art in the fall of 1969 and saw first hand what most people used there. You got smart about the wind real quick in a small boat. You will too. Just stay ready to dart up a cove within 5 minutes of feeling the first small gust. All these money folks with the big vessels and big little boats did not arrive until the early 90's and they need different gear and stuff that you do not need. All you need for navigation is a Stan Jones map and an orientation compass and that it.
 
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Moeller makes portable 9 gal tanks and you need 4 of them, min ! The boat also needs a lot of positive trim for economy. The way the engine is set up and trimmed is paramount for fuel economy. Save your money and stay away from all those colored screens and plotters, etc and just read the water. Buy two spare props and a quality VHF (Standard ) and a good antenna. You will not have any boats to deal with out there and I think it is an awesome idea. I hope you post your story. Optics like Razor series Vortex 10X42 are a must have along with if you can an 82 mm Vortex Razor or a Swarv spotting scope with Iphone adapter. I had a tow service in the early 70's for Jerry and Tina at Halls and we only had a 16 Glastron with a B20 Volvo and we would tow stranded boaters back to Halls with that thing ! If you are wondering, I started work for Art in the fall of 1969 and saw first hand what most people used there. You got smart about the wind real quick in a small boat. You will too. Just stay ready to dart up a cove within 5 minutes of feeling the first small gust. All these money folks with the big vessels and big little boats did not arrive until the early 90's and they need different gear and stuff that you do not need. All you need for navigation is a Stan Jones map and an orientation compass and that it.
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CRF450R, thanks so much for your post. Perhaps you could start a new thread with something like 'Stories from the Old Days'. I'd bet many wordlings would love to hear 'em, I sure would, as history is lost unless we share it.

I'd love to know: How long did you work for Art? Did you work with Stan?....what stories did they share? etc.

Again, Thanks!

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Number 1: Good VHF hand-held sealed from water. Bonus if the water seal (whatever) allows flotation. Good for emergencies and checking weather. Train yourself on the emergency channels that are monitored at this time of year. Monitoring by some services may not exist 24/7.

Plus...think of what you will do when everything is wet and it's cold.

Please share your experience...photos are a plus.

Impressive goal.
 
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