Hey guys, I bought a 14 foot RIB (alloy centerconsole) with a 4 stroke 30hp merc on the back. I have had a fair bit of boating experience (old boy owns a 18 foot boat).
So, I have epirb/flares/PDFs/radio/oars.

How much fuel will i need, I understand you can fill up on the island? The tank is 20L and I have 2 20L spares though would ideally only take one.

The battery is new and have had no issues. Is it worth still having a spare or jumper leads? Also i think you can pull start it if the battery ever did fail.

No sounder or GPS, is this a big deal??

I live in Mullaloo so will launch of hillaries, is worth starting from freo for first time. Also would you run the coastline until scarbs or cities (even further) before heading out deep? Or just go in a straight line from hillaries to rotto.

I realize I will have to pick my days carefully and will book accomadation to stay the night.

Any other advice will be great! Cheers