What tools do you carry on board?

[Puffin]

Thanks for all the replies, I can feel a Homebase raid coming on..........maybe I should make up a KY style spreadsheet as a shopping list!!

[Knot Yet]

Originally Posted by Puffin

Thanks for all the replies, I can feel a Homebase raid coming on..........maybe I should make up a KY style spreadsheet as a shopping list!!

Ya cheeky bugger - like the signature mind

[Nos4r2]

A £5 socket set.
A £5 set of open ended spanners
Multi-bit magnetic screwdriver
Plugs+plug spanner
Corrosion-block
Insulation tape
Wire
Zip ties.
If it needs more than I can do with these, I'll need to be ashore to fix it.

[Rogue Wave]

In theory if your boat is properly maintained then you don't need many tools cos not much is going to go wrong.............fkk me was that a flying pig swooping past!

On top of Nos's list I'd be thinking that these other things would be good

Theres only so much you can do on a boat. Spare prop and floating spanner might be good, spare filters and wrench definitely a good thing. I'd use a Boa constrictor type wrench as they don't rust. Most of my breakdowns have been on boats that I've chartered or been hired to drive and for me the biggest area of failure is electrics so I'd be inclined to carry a few spare crimps and a crimp tool.

cheapish tools will do fine for a boat, as I've found that all tools rust if left on a boat and the cheaper ones don't develop the legs that better tools seem too
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[biffer]

i'm going to take all my tools off my boat, with all you maniac's charging around my local waters all i need is a good radio