David, Not sure if they will do the job for you but I find the GearWrench 85035 35 piece MicroDriver Set very useful when working on boats.
I also find the GearWrench ratcheting wrenches useful. They ratchet with as little as 5 degrees swing. Very nice when working in tight spaces. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:12 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I was at the boat yesterday and tried to take the heat exchanger off the > engine (Universal M4-30) so I could refurbish the seals and make sure it is > clean (http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/heat_exchanger). One bolt came > off easily but the one on the starboard side is a challenge. I cannot get > a socket on it because something from the engine or transmission is > partially blocking frontal access. I found my wrench selection on board is > less than adequate and I need to upgrade. I tried with a short 1/2" open > end wrench and was able to get it on, but could not budge the bolt. I left > it sprayed with penetrant hoping that will loosen it. > > I looked at other wrench types to see what would be useful in this > situation and came upon this ratcheting wrench I had not seen before: > > http://www.amazon.com/Alden-Wrench-56038-Ratching-Open-End/dp/B002VEC9XE/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1425909762&sr=1-1&keywords=alden+ratchet > > It looks like something useful to have on the boat as the clamping action > should work on both metric and SAE, it is stainless and it ratchets. Has > anyone tried something like this? > > The other type I am considering is the flex head ratcheting wrenches: > > http://www.amazon.com/Husky5-Pieces-SAE-Flex-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B00CBFVKT2/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1425910197&sr=1-4&keywords=ratcheting+flex+wrenches > > Dave > > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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