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Don't know how I missed this. Sounds like you had a good time and got good advice.On fuel, figure 1/3 out, 1/3 back and 1/3 for whatever happens.Besides you basic spares, carry a water pump spare impeller.Running at night is when you start to sweat. If you can't see, don't get up on plane.Crabbing sounds great, to bad you aren't closer to where we are scouting at the end of the month.
Sorry about the prop. Hope you used the heck out of that boat this past weekend
bullet dodged. I'd probably get a new prop and keep that one as a spare..
Tate, make yourself a dedicated buoy line... use some heavy nylon rope, one of these (https://tinyurl.com/yacp87an), and a big stainless carabiner, and then moor from the bow winch eyelet. Not sure if you said you were mooring from the eyelet or the cleat, but by mooring from there, it will keep the bow up in big chop and wind too. Another trick is to run your buoy line through a pool noodle, this not only makes it easy to grab when going to hook up, but the rigidity it provides keeps your bow off the buoy when slack .THEN, use a bowline slightly longer than your buoy line by a couple feet, tied from the buoy to your bow cleat as a backup.Sorry to hear of the troubles, smoother water on the horizon my friend!