Personal Safety
Life Jacket: PFD A/M TYPE 5
Cold Hands: Gloves, Hand Warmers
Boat Safety
Boat Cushion: PFD Type 4
Fire Extinguisher
Spotlight
UHF Radio – Channel 9 Coast Guard; Channel 16 Non Emergency Coast Guard (your cell phone does not work everywhere on the lake).
Take the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety Course. http://www.cgaux.org/boatinged/