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stampeder
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Initially Posted - 04/23/2008 :  15:06:42  Show Profile
What tools are must haves on your boat?


Multimeter
Electrical Continuity probe/meter
vice grips (one large, two small)
assorted screw drivers
Axe
Leatherman (multi-plier all in one tool)
Box end wrenches
socket set
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  15:29:11  Show Profile
In addition to the above...
- Rigging Knife w/Marlinspike
- Gloves (I consider them a tool)
- Hammer
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  16:15:57  Show Profile
Everybody has their own favorites, here's where I've been buying mine...Harbor Freight. They are very cheap and have a warranty exactly like Craftsman. Plus, if you are not in a hurry, you can find what you want on sale at a local store.

http://harborfreight.com/
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clayC
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  16:30:58  Show Profile
I am a bit afraid to ask, but an axe? maybe thats how I can straighten my mast.

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  17:02:22  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by clayC</i>
<br />I am a bit afraid to ask, but an axe? maybe thats how I can straighten my mast.

Clay C
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Because I haven't got my torpedos working just yet.
Every once in a while something needs a little persuasion, it can be used as a hammer or a mallet or a sledgehammer or even an axe when its time to go ashore and roast some marshmallows. It is a safety device - if something needs to be severed from the boat in a big hurry, reach for the axe.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  17:16:53  Show Profile
In addition to the aforementioned, except for the axe (although it's a good idea).

small bolt/cable cutter

one-size fits all socket-wrench socket (as seen on TV)

crescent wrench

putty epoxy (the kind that will set up under water

and of course duct tape



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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  18:37:18  Show Profile
Allen wrenches (hex keys)
Rigging tape
12V supplies
Thread Lock
Small metal saw


There is NO axe on our boat. Ducks don't like axes!
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  18:49:25  Show Profile
Don't forget a spark plug wrench and a spare plug.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 04/23/2008 :  20:23:41  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Nautiduck</i>

There is NO axe on our boat. Ducks don't like axes!
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I also apologize - I meant DUCK tape
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  10:52:39  Show Profile
"We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust our sails."

I think this poet/philosopher said it better:-
"One ship sails East, another West
with the self-same winds that blow.
'Tis the set of the sails and not the gales
which determines the way they go."
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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  11:49:12  Show Profile
pop rivet gun (and rivets)
file/sand paper
nail clippers (work better than diagonal cutters on wire and cable ties)
trauma shears (will cut about anything and you can poke them into crowded places)
allen keys
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Nautiduck</i>
<br />12V supplies<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"><ul><li>crimp tool (and ternimals)</li><li>wire strippers</li><li>butane torch/soldering iron</li></ul>

and of course, band-aids, polysporin, gauze, medical tape
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  12:38:32  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
For the purist, waxed twine for wipping line ends. For the "not-so-pure", a small butane torch.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  14:13:19  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage


plus a good sharp rigging knife.
a pair of pipe wrenches to adjust the drip rate of the stuffing box
Cable cutters
Wrench set
rigging tape
Multi tool

A pair of metzenbaum scissors....actually, long OB/GYN surgical forceps that open wide at the bottom but not at the top. Great for when stuff falls behind the motor, water heater, black or gray water tank or any other area where a hand won't fit. (don't go there - we all know what you are thinking)
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  14:29:40  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I think this poet/philosopher said it better:-
"One ship sails East, another West
with the self-same winds that blow.
'Tis the set of the sails and not the gales
which determines the way they go."
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Derek, I like that quote but it is not the same meaning I am after. One of my big pet peeves is complainers - whiners. My philosophy is that life will throw problems our way and we need to be flexible enough to deal with them. Complaining never solves problems, taking action - making adjustments - does.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  15:03:56  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
My brother used that same poem, or snippets of it, in both our parent's eulogies, his retirement speech from the USN, and most recently at his youngest daughter's wedding. My mom had it embroidered and framed in our house for as long as I can remember. Seemed to typify a Navy family.

I'm with you Randy, whining never makes it better (although sometimes you get good ideas if you whine to the right people), taking action generally does. As we said in the USN: "Let's do something, even if it's wrong".
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  15:12:15  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
I have the same philosophy with my daughter (she' 4) you can be a whiner or a winner. The whiner cries and gets no-where, the winner figures out how to get past the issue and move on. Life gives you lemons, make lemonade
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piseas
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Response Posted - 04/24/2008 :  16:24:11  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I carry most of the above and put it all, pretty much, in a large tool box that I stow behind the companionway ladder.
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  07:33:46  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Whereas it's not metal or a mechanical device I would definitely call it a tool........... Do you know NOBODY has mentioned oil. WD-40, maybe a small can of household oil. And my PO left me a couple cans of that stuff you can use as oil but it's also for sail tracks, etc.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  09:53:31  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DaveR</i>
<br />Whereas it's not metal or a mechanical device I would definitely call it a tool........... Do you know NOBODY has mentioned oil. WD-40, maybe a small can of household oil. And my PO left me a couple cans of that stuff you can use as oil but it's also for sail tracks, etc.
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You should look into using a lithium based lube for the sail tracks. The oil can be problematic with the gel coat and fiberglass.
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  11:34:55  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
The stuff is called "sailkote". Lithium based?
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  11:54:59  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Sorry misread your post
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  13:00:31  Show Profile
Sailkote is molybdenum sulfide, believe it or not. It's a better lubricant for marine applications than petroleum-based materials. MoS2 is a black solid that has properties similar to graphite.

Very slippery, but not very tasty!
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  14:39:42  Show Profile

What about using an environmentally friendly liquid soap in the sail track instead of an oil or non- water solubable compound?
When it leaks out the bottom, you can wash your deck!!!

Add soap and a deck brush to the tool list.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  22:29:25  Show Profile
I like the soap idea, I use it for lots of lubrication jobs, especially screwing screws into wood and making hinges quiet.

Anybody use silicone spray for the sliding cover on the pop-top and the sail track? Aside from being slippery, it seems completely inert.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 04/25/2008 :  22:34:47  Show Profile
I find that keeping the teak track oiled lets a finger push slide it 3/4 open.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/26/2008 :  23:48:53  Show Profile
Teak or tung oil?
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