Useless kit

[Wiggo]

Inspired by SteveE's derision of my woodworking tools on a plastic boat, I cleared out the lazaret over winter. I suppose it's the boaty equivalent of tidying the potting shed (Botnia Targa owners can do both at once, of course ;-)

I cleared out two and a half dustbins full of junk.

So, what's the most useless piece of kit you have fouind yourself carrying aboard the boat?

 

[SteveE]

We have a travel hairdryer on board which in itself is not usless, until u realise it has an american plug on it and no addaptor on the boat!!! DOH

 

[Wiggo]

Ah, we have a 12V one. You could dry your hair faster over a lightbulb.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

I have a £6.99 socket set on board. Absolutely useless, has three sizes 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 inch sockets but no adaptors. The only extension bar is 3/8 so you cannot use the 10mm socket (1/4") with an extension bar for example. There is no 17mm socket (most common size IMO).

I am going to make an artificial reef with it, cheap and nasty Chinese crap.

I have an excellent set at home so do not want to spend a fortune to get one similar, if I sail away the good set will come with me, in the meantime.....

 

[jhr]

Engine Bay Fire Extinguisher. Had it on board since the day I bought the boat, and never used it once! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[SteveE]

jhr how superstitous are you?

 

[jhr]

I'm not. But, errrm, you're probably right - it's tempting Providence, particularly in a petrol boat.

Let's pretend I didn't say it...............

 

[Wiggo]

I've cancelled all my life insurance policies, as I've been paying money for them for years, and I've not died once. Total waste of money, IMHO.

 

[Questor]

I asked for the £100k now, and said I'd pay them back a fiver week for the rest of my life. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[mjf]

Well a guy told me years ago that you should clear everything off your boat each and every year.

you would be surprised at the waterline that this exposes.


I try and do this now and always find stuff down there that I forgot was even O/B. So useless carrying it about.

The most useless kit I think i have it one of those thingies that opens a claw at the end of 18" of tube to collect fallout in difficult places. Even with practice i have yet to catch anything with it. But.....its still in the laz!

 

[markc]

This weekend I got rid of the following useless junk

1 A dehumidifier that insted of placing captured water in the container, simply dripped it back on the floor - more of a re-humidifier!

2 Spare cockpit covers that have been in the bilges for 4 years "just in case"

Hoping for an extra 312 knots from weight reduction

 

[tcm]

Re: Aha!

i was going to say that i have half a dustbin but seeing as you have another half i'll send it along. Is yours a left or right hand half-dustbin?

 

[ccscott49]

I now have a store in the marina, so all my useless junk is now stowed there!!
Talking of engine room extinguishers, I still have Halon ones, just checked them, one was empty!!!! Oops! Now I have to replace them with new type, more bloody expense!

 

[Wiggo]

Re: Aha!

Mine's an imperial bottom half, with a left handed thread. Is it any use to you?

 

[MedDreamer]

I wish Happy1 was still posting, this thread would have longer than one of Gludy's
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[tcm]

Re: Aha!

send it round immediately. Bound to come in useful....

 

[BarryH]

A dremmel tool thing. Bought for me and never used. Good marketing hype for a useless overated modellers tool.

 

[mjf]

Would you care to expand that remark, its really a generalisation. What we need here are good hard facts supported by wit and repartee (and the knowledge gained from only one or two seasons boating).

 

[MedDreamer]

Well that just proves there is a clique !!

Martyn

 

[Wiggo]

I still carry a genny and toaster to remember him by.