Tools on board an Spare parts

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Tools on board an Spare parts

Now that the season is winding down for some of us. I am just curious what tools others carry on board. I know I carry so many that my wife complains about storage. So this summer I rearranged things and a lot of spare parts went in the bilge under the floor in sealed containers.

Randy

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Mutualfun 1990 # 1057
T/R W/K M35a
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Spares I carry besides the usual belts and stuff.

Silicone emergency repair tape. - Can be used to repair any kind of hose, I use it pro-actively to wrap engine hoses where they chafe.

Aluminum duct tape. Real metal. can be used to repair anything that the silicone tape won't.

Sail repair tape.

Stainless steel wire. Can replace cotter pins, turnbuckles, make jury-rig throttle cables, even hose clamps.

Hose clamps of various sizes. (The stainless steel wire does not make a good hose clamp)
Wooden plugs.

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A set of matched short handled spanner wrenches from McMaster Carr for adjusting the stuffing box.

Leatherman wave.

Wire cutters for the stainless steel wire.

Dave
Ballena 1995 Mk II #1445

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I got tired of never having the right tool at the boat, so I have a pretty complete set of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, mallets, files, etc. etc, not just for emergencies at see, but for when I'm puttering around fixing things at the dock. Also have a cordless drill, Dremel set, rivet gun, hot knife, soldering gun, etc. Since I'm not too proficient at engine work, I'm a bit behind on spares. I'll look forward to what the rest of you post. Dave has us off to a great start, I'm making a list already.

Deja Vu
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My wife complains all the time about the two tool bags I have onboard, so please, everybody, send a complete list of EVERYTHING you keep aboard. Don't scrimp on the list. If there's something that you think you might have had at one time or another, include it in the list. Then I'll forward it to my wife to let her see that things could be worse!

As for me - Off the top of my head, I can think of:

Hammer
small pry bar
slip joint wrench
pipe wrench (to tighten the packing and also remove the wheel in emergency)
various screw drivers
two sets of box/open end wrenches
socket wrench and sockets
crescent (adjustable) wrench
various size wire, terminals, butt joints, etc.
small box with different screws, nuts & bolts, etc.
caulking and caulking gun
assorted spare parts - impeller, belt, oil filter, fuel filter
duct tape, electricians' tape, riggers' tape
crimper/wire stripper
lineman's pliers
needle nose pliers

That's about half of what I have. I learned long ago that whatever tool I don't have with me will be the one I need.

SF Bay
1998 C36

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John,
I am afraid I am not much help in that department. Over the years, I have found that because of the weather and kid's activities, our New England sailing season is short. I carry very few tools on the boat, just the basic screwdrivers and wrenches in that little V-shaped drawer opposite the head, and a larger toolbox with less frequently used, but must-have tools under the settee. My philosophy is to have enough tools and spares on board to either fix or jerry rig most things that could go wrong over a weekend, then plan out the tools and supplies needed to either fix it properly next weekend if it is safety critical, or next spring if it is not.

Year after year I have planned projects to do while the boat was actually in the water, and year after year, they waited until spring anyway.

Dave
Ballena 1995 Mk II #1445

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In addition to the rather lengthy list of hnad tools that I keep onboard I also have a complete set of power tools that are battery operated. The cordless 18 volt kit came with a drill, reciprocating saw, a battery-operated light and a circular saw. I find there is always some project that I am working on that I use these tools in addition to the plethora of other tools. My wife also asks from time-to-time why I need so many tools onboard and I assure her the ones that are kept there are needed. My dock neighbors can usually count on me having that particular tool if they need to borrow it as well.

I think it is one of Murphy's Laws that the tool I need is always in the bottom of my tool box, grrrr.

Glenn Druhot
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New Bern, NC
35* 6' 10" N / 77* 2' 30" W
2001 C36, Hull #1965
Std Rig; Wing Keel; M35B

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