I carry a lot of tools, but did cull some of them after the first season, as many were duplicates which came with the boat but were of inferior quality, or were badly corroded.
I have a large plastic toolbox with: complete screwdriver set (plus a good multi tip driver), (3 each of standard, philips and roberston, plus roberston #0 for small trim screws). Complete wrench set both metric and SAE in a wrap. A wrap of custom made wrenches for the boat, made for hard to access bits on the engine, supplied by PO. Needle nose pliers, channel locks, side cutters, crescent wrenches. Several metal files, hacksaw with spare metal cutting blades. Set of allen keys. Small hammer. Tap and die set with common sizes (full set I leave at home). In addition, I have a decent sized ratchet set in a case with 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2" drive sockets both metric and SAE up to 22mm, along with torx and hex sockets. I also have 3 plastic bins with electrical tools (meter, soldering iron, crimpers, etc), connectors and wire, although could probably cull down to one, but I always seem to have several minor electrical mods on the todo list. I would rate this category *very* highly, as it takes very little space, but can make the difference when something electrical goes wrong. I also have a set of 18V tools (circular saw, recip saw, drill, hammer drill, flashlight) that I use for projects, but keep only the drill and light aboard when sailing. Good set of drill bits as well. Spare parts for nearly everything: starter, alternator, engine belts, water pump, impellers, glow plugs, engine coolant premixed, zincs for engine and shaft, macerator pump, water pressure pump. Large assortment of SS fasteners, shackles, etc. We have an electric dinghy motor which charges off solar, and the battery is capable of starting the main engine in the event of total battery failure. So far, I've only had to use it to jump start the car after leaving it for several months... :) Depends on where you sail, but we are often out 4-6 weeks at a time in fairly remote areas, so being self-sufficient is important. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 10:34 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I've been helping a friend get his sailboat together and it's his first > boat and he never has the right handtools, so I bring my own toolbag. I > wonder > if anyone ever put together a list of hand tools to be kept on the boat > that I could share with him. > > I also need to remove some unnecessary tools as the bag has gotten heavier > over time. > > Thanks in advance, > Chuck S >
