Brass-headed mallet. Forgot that…. Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 10, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Matt Wolford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Depending on how you use your boat, there may be a difference between what > you have onboard and what you have in your dock box (or car). > > Following up on what Bill added, I have two or three of those grabby things > in different lengths (sometimes 3 feet doesn’t reach). It’s helpful to have > the kind with a light at the end. Re: the hammer, I have one of those > orange, plastic coated mallets on board that comes in handy a lot. > > Although not really a “tool,” Shawn noted that he has a dinghy battery for > starting if necessary. Based on Bill’s advice a few years ago, I keep a > 3000-amp NOCO boost jump starter on board. I haven’t needed it to start the > boat, but I’ve used it for other purposes and lent it to several friends to > start boats and cars. I keep it in my car in the winter. > > Matt > C&C 42 Custom > > From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 4:36 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Minimum list of Tools to be kept onboard a boat > > Wow Shawn,, someone who probably has more tools on their boat than me! > A couple others I find useful, are the little 3 foot cable thingies that you > depress the end with your thumb, and the other end picks up the screw you > dropped in the bilge - > I also have two sizes of hemostats, regular and pointy end vice grips, and a > rawhide hammer, and a 2# Copper Hammer. No steel hammer. > And of course, a forehead mounted miners light. > One more thing I have to mention is lithium batteries. I have ruined more > lights and instruments by using alkaline batteries, that I just took them off > the boat. I used to think I would remember to remove the batteries from > these in the fall, and come back in the spring to find them all corroded. > There, I'll stop now. > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie PA > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 1:57 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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
