Tool Kit...........

[tsmyth]

Re: afterthoughts

Don't forget the thread. Spaners for Whitworth, BSF, Unified, metric, .... I always have the wrong ones.

And an oily rag to wrap them in - rust!

Ray

 

[Gin]

Wire coat hanger; length of flex and insulating tape

 

[gianenrico]

Many things might seem useful or useless, according to personal inclinations.
May I suggest that You analize the subsystems composing Your boat, Your possible needs and from them derive the euipment required?
E.g.:
Engine: changing filters (diesel, oil and water), chanching water pump impeller, securing water hoses;
Propeller and transmission: disasemble and reasemble propeller, regulate transmission;
Standing rigging: regulate tension and dismantle standing rigging;
Hydraulic system: open, close and clean all parts, repair electrical parts;
Sails: carry maintenance (sewing material and spares for small parts);
Windlass: open, close and lubricate all parts of the system;
Winches: same as above;
Deck equipment: same as above;
Electronics: open and repair all connections (if user accessible);
Etc...etc...

This is not a drefinite list but, IMHO, is the starting point to get a tool case with what You need for Your boat (eventually You will discover that there is no need of a given size of keys while other are needed at list in two items.

Cheers and enjoy Your sailing,

Gianenrico

 

[asj1]

Duncan,
Which shop in MK can I buy this Milliput stuff ?

 

[ex-Gladys]

NO one's mentioned combi spanners rather than sockets. Sockets are no good when there's an inch of thread poking out of the nut

 

[Malcb]

Has anyone mentioned a hammer and a mallet (for knocking in wooden plugs)

 

[boatbuilder]

You can find Milliput in art and craft shops as its used by them.

 

[Signed Out]

My grievence with screwdrivers is a flat-head blade too thick for the slot; width not an issue if it won't go in the slot. Something I find invaluable are small sockets on a ratchet driver or small wrench for jubilee clips- saves muchos aggro. And those jubilee clips we all talk about... STAINLESS. And GREASED.
I have a 12v drill, which is great, but a cordless is better, but has anyone found a decent (and reasonably priced) 12v one?
Oh, and screws, lots of lovely brass screws. I am told B&Q's head snap off, but I kid you not, Wilkinson's are great- loads of consumables to be had there.

 

[RogerBrady]

Diagonal Side cutters. Must have. The best money can buy (Snap-on?) are the best to get split pins out. Cut Wire, etc. very versatile.

 

[Norman_E]

Screwfix sell stainless woodscrews called Turbo Ultra, they have a sharp point and rifled shank. Much stronger than brass, though I don't know what grade of stainless they are. I think a small selection of sizes would be very handy on board.

 

[Slow_boat]

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Duncan,
Which shop in MK can I buy this Milliput stuff ?

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Sid Telfors DIY, Newport Road, New Bradwell, Milton Keynes is where I got mine. About £5 a pack, which is about 6'' long. It's in a white box with red writing.

I used it to repair a kettle a couple of years ago and it's only just cracking off. Another joy of it is that you can smooth it with a wet finger and don't need solvents to clean up.

And no, I'm nothing to do with the company but a satisfied customer. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[tcm]

ring spanner set
open ended spanners
some more open ended spanners left over from the previous spanner sets
some more one-off spanners up to 36mm
big set of sockets, including male/female toroids
another toroid set but only quite small
various spark plug deep tubed sockets
extra socket extensions so you can drive a socket that is about a metre away
Big mole grips
Stilsons plus 1 metre scaffold pole extensions
sharp cold chisel and small punches in case all the above won't budge the b*gger

filter wrench
slide hammer

Loads of flat ended screwdrivers of all sizes inlc giant 2 foot screwdriver
Loads of philips/crosshead screwdrivers
a little plastic box of v small screwdrivers for fixing spectacles, even.

allen keys in a little foldout set
some more allen keys incase the first lot get lost and you'll be proper knackered
a few more allen keys just to be safe

single-sided razor blades

loctite thread filler
loctite for things that ain't coming out again
loctite for fixing hydrualic leaks
ptfe tape

pliers
snipe-nosed bliers
very big snipe-nosed pliers
internal and external circlip pliers

various screw hose clips
really giant hose clips you could cut down
some proper tube clamps cos hose clips are often a bit rubbish
spare flexy hoses
tin snips/sidecutters
cable snippers
lectric cable snippers/strippers

tape measure
straight edge
ruler
pencils and pens

goggles
proper nose/mouth vapour mask

Big hacksaw with spare blades
small hacksaw
one-sided hacksaw

Stanley knife with more spare blades
smaller style knife snap-off blades
various knives and forks stolen from the kitchen a while back
Nasty slasher serrated knife

electric hot knife
soldering iron and solder
multimeter
sewing kit

ripsaw
tenon saw
some wood chisels in various states of knackeredness

Lots of paint brushes, bit of varnish but it doesn't keep well, and paint incl high temperature paint which keeps v well indeed. Also mhammerite in various colours.

Various brushes for cleaning boat
Several buckets
Plenty of hlb's patent Boat remover
teak cleaner
several wiper blades
vacuum cleaner
lots of polish depending how keen you are (not very)
some v fine grp polish in tubes for grp
several polishing bonnets
electric rotating polishing thing

Six giant rolls of tissue, coloured blue so you don't accidentally put it down the bog

Three boxes of those industrial tissue boxes like wet wipes but very stingy

Box of disposable gloves.
Leather gloves

A selection box of stainless steel nuts and bolts and screws and washers and self tappers but all A4 stainless.

Loads of chemicals stored separetly, everything from pure water for batteries to hydrochloric acid for very barnacley things and acetone and calcium remover and teepol and dry cleaning fluid and various polishing things. Not sulphuric acid tho, that's a bit dodgy after last time.
a few old tootbrushes
a few old plastic tumblers stolen from the drinks dept

spare belts and oil filters and fuel filters and impellers
plastic containers from 5 litres to 20 gals

a few lumps of engineroom sound insulation and tape

small plastic hammer
bigger plastic/leather faced hammer
lump hammer
normal claw/curved faced eg Stanley hammer
giant bolt cutters

Small file.
A bigger file, which has gone rusty
another file a bit rougher than that above
a round file
a half round file

Bits of wire, wire connectors, and lots of fuses and light bulbs.

twangy shockcords, and various reels of twangy rope for making new shock cords.

Sandpaper from 40grit to 800 fine
very decent reversible chuck-key-less 240 drill/driver with box of drillbits
rubbishy slightly rusty drill
lectric belt sander for occasional teak hacking/sanding
orbital powersander cos it was cheaper than sandpaper in the shop
another orbital powersander cos forgot about buying the first one
mouse-type sander for tiny areas
Dremel with lots of attachments which feels useful but often isn't

Massive 30m extension lead on a reel
two more 240v extension leads
Black shorepower lead so it never looks manky like yellow ones, and big thick extension lead for shorepower as well
Enough different shorepower sockets to get some power even if one or two sockets are accidentally tipped overboard

Loads of spare shackles of all sizes
Some other slightly busted shackles but which mitebe useful you never know

All sorts of tape, gaffer tape, packing tape, insulating tape, self-amalgamating tape, masking tape and esp sail tape which is good if something has chafed hence needs taping but the sail tape can rub and not fall apart
Big roll of masking paper

sink plunger
Vice
small g-clamps
large number of tins of wd-40 and top-up oil
electrical spray cleaner
eltrical connectors of various kinds incl block connectors
various funnels
stacks of cable ties

glue gun with glue sticks
various other glue incl superglue all of which doesn't work very well
spray adhesive
double sided tape
self-adhesive velcro tape of both male and female which also usually rubbish
Kollision Kit or other 2-part epoxy-style stuff which is v good

30 metre hose pipe
Bit more spare hose pipe
plenty of hose pipe fittings
a decent gun end for the hose pipe, and a spare.

various spray paints and bilge paint.
lots of spare ropes and lines and chains, incl really giant line for towing or praps anchoring in 250metres depth.
kedge anchor and trip line tho not really a tool as such
2metre long piece of steel for tw$tting the anhcor chain in hawse ipe if it get stuck
roll of non-slip blue stuff
small bits of wood that might come in handy

a spray painting compressor which was only 100 quid, plus a painting set thing which was another 30 quid which compares rather well when that painting bloke quoted blimmin 300 quid for one tiny bit of painting.
a very long airline extension and other conectors
various tins of rather expensive sprayable paint and paint thinners and cleaners which make the 300 quid look not that bad.

scuba tank, jacket and weights for going under the boat,
foldable sack cart trolley for dragging tanks/luggage around
v wide 8 inch scraper for barnacles
2 narrower scrapers
pull-scraper which can remove paint if you aren't careful
Big brass brush
smaller brass brush

spare anodes incl the hard to get ones which otherwise cost loads and take ages to find or even need making specially.

Normal 2-part epoxy
watertite epoxy
fibreglass matting
black sikaflex for bodging around windscreens and teak
panscrub things for wiping surface rust

Big manual pump made from hand bilge pump mounted on piece of wood with 5 metres of pipe each end
Pela pump
another Pela pump which they sent to replace the first one, but it was ok after all

the Wotsit
the big Wotsit
the Thingy
the thingy in the Thingy, for chrissakes, you know?

 

[Guest]

First I grab a multi-tool kit in Macro or similar .... cheap and cheerful. Why ? Boat atmosphere is not conducive to long term storage of tools on board and a set like this can be replaced often as tools break / fail or just rust.

Then add what you have listed .... plus a few extras like cable / wire and plastic tie-wraps etc.

A reel of light line and some tape bunting ....

Self-amalgamating tape ....

 

[Lakesailor]

snipe-nosed, the term I was searching for. Forget long-nosed.

 

[Guest]

My 19.99 Macro kit has long-nose, short clipper style and normal plier .....

Most items in it are standard saize as well and can be replaced in the slots with individual better items .... only trouble is now over the years I've had the kit - the hinges have broke on the case ... so its find another case or box !!

Oh - I forgot .... Wire Bulldog grips - suitable size to clamp together two ends of shroud / stay wire ... shackles assorted .. bow and square, snap-shackles and hanks ....

 

[Glyka]

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Telescopic magnet thing (!) Brilliant for fishing out dropped screws etc from bildges and under the engine.

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A magnet, apart from engine bolts and nuts, should be useless in a S/S environment ...

 

[tcm]

flipin liability really near compasses and nav gear and screens...

 

[Guest]

Retrieve lost bits ....

Much better to have the long Spider ..... the long one with push button at top and spiders legs that open and grab at other end ... it's non magnetic and picks up near all .... S/S as well !

 

[Colin_S]

tcm\'s toolkit

Blimey, what you can't get on a leatherman these days.......................

 

[Guest]

Leatherman\'s ............

Hundreds available at Local Airport Bins ...... !! People silly enough to think they can go through Security with them .... and Swiss Army Knives ....