Basic / essential kit advice sought....

[BobWad]

Good day all,

Hoping to get the boat this weekend (agw, fingers crossed etc etc) - Bayliner Trophy 2352 - and we're very excited to say the least !!

As it's our first boat, wonder if you could provide some advice as to what "essential" items of kit we should get/keep on board ?

Cheers, BobWad

 

[CharlieAlpha]

Great news about the boat here is my starter list
Tool Kit - bound to be things to fix
Lifejacket(s) for everybody on-board
Working Marine Radio
Drinking Water - its going to be hot this weekend
Ropes and Warp - to handle the boat and moor
Fenders - to protect your new toy

 

[superheat6k]

I would add to the list ...

Flare - coastal pack
Torch
Fire extinguishers
Lifebelt
Seastart membership
Anchor and warp , perhaps with at least 5m chain, as this helps it set.

Good luck with your purchase

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Great news about the boat here is my starter list
Tool Kit - bound to be things to fix
Lifejacket(s) for everybody on-board
Working Marine Radio
Drinking Water - its going to be hot this weekend
Ropes and Warp - to handle the boat and moor
Fenders - to protect your new toy

All good advice there. A boathook is always handy as well.

 

[Seastoke]

Hav you had any training or experience eg tides wind depth of sea direction ,charts spare fuel

 

[Ian MacAulay]

spare belts and filters too

 

[Ian MacAulay]

prop tool and also a sharp knife too

 

[BobWad]

Thanks for all the advice !

Got almost everything mentioned by everybody....

Regarding a "toolkit" - apart from the usual stuff (eg. socket set, screwdrivers, hammer) is there anything marine specific that I should add ?
"Prop tool" - could you be more specific as to what that is please ? (Knife done - Spyderco Tasman Salt)
"Spare belts and Filters" - again, any more info on that please ? (she's fitted with a Mercruiser 5l Alpha 1 260 hp)

Cheers all,

BobWad

 

[Ian MacAulay]

Thanks for all the advice !

Got almost everything mentioned by everybody....

Regarding a "toolkit" - apart from the usual stuff (eg. socket set, screwdrivers, hammer) is there anything marine specific that I should add ?
"Prop tool" - could you be more specific as to what that is please ? (Knife done - Spyderco Tasman Salt)
"Spare belts and Filters" - again, any more info on that please ? (she's fitted with a Mercruiser 5l Alpha 1 260 hp)

Cheers all,

BobWad

 

[Ian MacAulay]

As a diesel owner I carry spare fuel filter just in case I get a clogged one for any reason. As for prop tool I cary one as I have had a rope wrapped round my props and lucky I had a prop wrench on so I lifted the legs and loosened the props to free the rope so I could get back under way trouble free.

as for belts we had a ancillary belt go off the needles. we was able to drop anchor and quickly replace a belt to get alternator and powersteering back up and running so well worth carrying and in my opinion check them super regular

Thanks for all the advice !

Got almost everything mentioned by everybody....

Regarding a "toolkit" - apart from the usual stuff (eg. socket set, screwdrivers, hammer) is there anything marine specific that I should add ?
"Prop tool" - could you be more specific as to what that is please ? (Knife done - Spyderco Tasman Salt)
"Spare belts and Filters" - again, any more info on that please ? (she's fitted with a Mercruiser 5l Alpha 1 260 hp)

Cheers all,

BobWad

 

[Ian MacAulay]

prop tool as some like my Volvo require a special tool to remove

Thanks for all the advice !

Got almost everything mentioned by everybody....

Regarding a "toolkit" - apart from the usual stuff (eg. socket set, screwdrivers, hammer) is there anything marine specific that I should add ?
"Prop tool" - could you be more specific as to what that is please ? (Knife done - Spyderco Tasman Salt)
"Spare belts and Filters" - again, any more info on that please ? (she's fitted with a Mercruiser 5l Alpha 1 260 hp)

Cheers all,

BobWad

 

[CharlieAlpha]

WD40 for when it does not move and should
Duct Tape when it moves and shoud not (I find the new Gorilla tape excellent as very strong)
I use them all the time so very useful to have around, large cable ties also worth having aboard

 

[benjenbav]

For coastal use, I would look very closely at laser flares instead of pyrotechnic flares. I have always seen the latter as, at best, a necessary evil; at worst a means of hospitalising oneself.

I would take a PLB on board.

 

[TQA]

Chart maybe a laminated.

Pilot guide for the area.

 

[BobWad]

Thanks again all !

I will get a prop puller tool - various comments on t'interweb suggest that they do make life easier....
WD40 and tape + cable ties - thanks for that, I'll add them to my collection.
Flares already on board - but I think I'll replace them with laser.
PLB - wow they're pricey !!
Charts, pilot guide etc etc - have got them.

cheers !!!

 

[prv]

PLB - wow they're pricey !!

Should be about £200 or a little under (just checking you're looking at the right thing).

Could be useful, and I have one, but I wouldn't call it essential for a boat that stays within VHF range of the coast.

Follow every suggestion the forum can think of and you'll sink from overloading before you clear the end of the jetty

Pete

 

[benjenbav]

Follow every suggestion the forum can think of and you'll sink from overloading before you clear the end of the jetty

Pete

and we haven't even got on to the issue of which is the best back-up anchor and how much chain...

 

[simonfraser]

Marine toilet paper and a note to be fixed above the bog 'don't put ANYTHING in here that you have not eaten first'

 

[gjgm]

Good day all,

Hoping to get the boat this weekend (agw, fingers crossed etc etc) - Bayliner Trophy 2352 - and we're very excited to say the least !!

As it's our first boat, wonder if you could provide some advice as to what "essential" items of kit we should get/keep on board ?

Cheers, BobWad

To add-
a cheap bread knife..it just might cut rope tangled around the prop. Tools..well, a few spanners that actually fit something in the engine bay..I would not get carried away- unless you are going to carry a warehouse of spares, having the tool is a bit purposeless.
Plenty of ropes- buy one very long one,25 metres? and then make up lines that suit your berth,etc. Learn how to tie a bowline, and/or splice , so a book on knots
Suncream;windproof clothes; hat, water, something to eat. All of this is likely to prove of more common use than some safety device that no one can remember ever using.
If you are boating somewhere impressively remote, you might need more, but at the end of every season we all carry cubic metres of clobber off our boats that we never used, year after year- so, I'd suggest trying the minimalist approach to start with.
Have lot of fun, and remember that going out is the easy bit.. you need to get back too, so some good weather apps, and download a tide table and check wind and tide direction.
I ll kick off the weather apps with XCweather, and passage weather for a bit of offshore. Read Frank Singleton (I think?) weather pages to understand that many sites are just different graphics, and NEVER look for that weather report that suits your plans...

 

[BobWad]

Thanks again all,

Just got the survey and sea-trial report, nothing major to report - phew !!

Regarding the PLB, I'll pass for the time being - she's fitted with a Lowrance VHF with DSC, integrated with GPS and I don't plan on going too far out - yet....
Got a good Spyderco knife, so won't need to bring a cheap bread knife - unless I'm gonna make sandwiches en route.
Got enough mooring lines (and I'm a regular angler, so knots ain't a problem - but I've learned a few extra boat knots including cleat hitch + bowline just in case).
Weather - found xcweather, passage weather, met office inshore, windfinder, metcheck and windguru. And I won't be optimistic in my approach....

Cheers all !!

BobWad