Tools-Metric, SAE or both

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Wed, 04/14/2021 - 13:17
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Jrubi12
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Tools-Metric, SAE or both

I'm trying to get my tool kit set up and the boat is 400 miles away. My 2004 Jeep uses both metric and SAE tools. What about a 2001 Catalina 36 MKII. Do I need both?

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Thu, 04/15/2021 - 15:43
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Inevitably, yes.
Universal engine (which is a marinized Kubota engine) is metric.  Most hardware fittings on the boat are SAE.   Of course, one can fudge a bit here and there (14mm for 9/16", 13mm for 1/2", 11mm for 7/16"), but since one inevitably loses some over the side in tribute to Neptune, that redundancy never hurts.
 

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Matthew Chachère
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(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
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Sun, 04/18/2021 - 05:12
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Thanks, I assumed that was the case. Just wanted to confirm.

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