In the scenario of an EMP event, my plan was & remains to get home from where ever this boat is.

The "back in the canal" plan remains; to backpack home.

Here on the Lower & Upper Miss, & the Ohio, & Illinois Rivers, I would pack the crew & supplies into the small boat. Drift, paddle as needed, & (if the engine still works) use the engine to avoid hazards while the gas lasts.

We would have to portage the boat & supplies around the Locks & Dams but would make 20-30 miles per day, allowing for stopping @ night. There would be opportunities to forage & scrounge along the way, as well.

At some points, crew members w/supplies would disembark to hike inland to their homes. I would disembark at Baton Rouge & have a mere 100 miles to hike home.

I have already taken notice that this boat packs plenty of bottled water, canned foods (c-rats), & many other goodies that would be extremely useful (tarps, line, 55gal trashbags, etc.)