{"id":384,"date":"2012-06-07T03:59:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T03:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/?p=384"},"modified":"2012-06-27T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T18:26:18","slug":"keep-dad-happy-and-safe-on-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/06\/07\/keep-dad-happy-and-safe-on-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Dad happy and safe on Father’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father\u2019s Day is approaching and if your dad is a boater, like mine was, a new gadget for his boat just may be the perfect gift.<\/p>\n

There are many gadgets on the market that are not only fun, but can also provide a little extra boating safety<\/a> for passengers and Dad, while on board the family vessel.<\/p>\n

In no particular order, here are a few items that may make Dad smile on June 17:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portable\/Handheld GPS<\/strong> means your dad will know his location all the time<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Weather Station<\/strong> will give everyone on board heads up of weather conditions<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a> Keeping his cool will be easy with an Ice Cream Ball<\/strong>, just add Dad\u2019s favorite flavor and cream in one end and rock salt and ice in the other, then roll it around the cockpit for 30 minutes for a homemade treat<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep Dad and those on board safe with the Autotether Wireless Lanyard<\/strong> and some Safety Line <\/strong>in case he or someone else goes overboard, the boat will shut down and the extra line will help get the person in the water back on board<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)<\/strong> can prove to be life-saving in the event of a real emergency by notifying rescuers of your location while a Personal Locator Beacon<\/strong> (PLBs) is carried one\u2019s person<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>A Navigational Kit<\/strong>, like the Weems & Path 100 Marine Navigation Coast Guard Tool Kit has everything a boater needs to navigate his vessel and it contains USCG approved items such as an ultralight divider \/ compass, nautical slide rule, and more<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Solar Powered Flashlight<\/strong> or a Magnetic Flashlight<\/strong> would keep the light burning either with the power of the sun for one or just by shaking the other, no recharging needed for years<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Having a Handheld VHF Radio<\/strong> on board is not only recommended by the USCG, it is just a good idea as they are more reliable on the water than your cell phone and in case of an emergency you will want a good signal<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many different kinds of Floating Coolers<\/strong>, but the purpose is the same, to keep the beverages cool and your important belongings like IDs or wallets – dry<\/p>\n

All of the above items can be found in a wide price range and are considered boating safety aids \u2013 all but the Ice Cream Ball and those are just plain tasty fun.<\/p>\n

Whether as Father\u2019s Day gifts or not, these are a few affordable gadgets which may help everyone onboard be a little safer.\u00a0 The USCG and your boat insurance company<\/a> will appreciate all you do for boating safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Father\u2019s Day is approaching and if your dad is a boater, like mine was, a new gadget for his boat just may be the perfect gift. There are many gadgets on the market that are not only fun, but can also provide a little extra boating safety for passengers and Dad, while on board the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239,237],"tags":[143,10,227,221,14,64,220,226,224,225,223,222,4,26],"class_list":["post-384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-equipment-2","category-boating-safety-2","tag-autotether","tag-boat-insurance","tag-boating-gadgets","tag-boating-gifts","tag-boating-safety","tag-boating-safety-equipment","tag-fathers-day-gifts","tag-gps","tag-handheld-vhf-radio","tag-ice-cream-ball","tag-magnetic-flashlight","tag-solar-flashlight","tag-united-marine-underwriters","tag-uscg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedmarine.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}