What tools have you wanted but can't get because they are on your boat?

ashtead said:
Looks like an opportunity to maybe upgrade the kit but where would you source such items ? Never owned a breaker bar though so what does it break ?
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A breaker bar (also known as a power bar) is a long non-ratcheting bar that is used with socket wrench-style sockets. They are used to break loose very tight fasteners because their additional length allows the same amount of force to generate significantly more torque than a standard length socket wrench.

There's also a 'pry bar' of which I have 3 used for levering things apart
 
Why do people ( apart from live aboards & those who have to travel miles to their boats) keep such junk on their boat. I have a set of everything i need for average sailing duties on board which stays there. That is minimal
IE. I do not have a complete set of spanner,s where one size is redundant. Anything else is just excess weight
Apart from the prop, engine mounts & saildrive bolts I cannot immediately think of a need for a breaker bar. Most nuts & bolts & nuts have been undone at some time in the past couple of years so release easily enough
If I am doing shore side maintenance I keep the stuff I need in the van. If I am in trouble somewhere I can usually borrow or hire something. One can usually ( most times) think laterally & get round the problem anyway. Provided, of course, the boat is well maintained to start with:unsure:
 
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Daydream believer said:
Why do people ( apart from live aboards & those who have to travel miles to their boats) keep such junk on their boat. I have a set of everything i need for average sailing duties on board which stays there. That is minimal
IE. I do not have a complete set of spanner,s where one size is redundant. Anything else is just excess weight
Apart from the prop, engine mounts & saildrive bolts I cannot immediately think of a need for a breaker bar. Most nuts & bolts & nuts have been undone at some time in the past couple of years so release easily enough
If I am doing shore side maintenance I keep the stuff I need in the van. If I am in trouble somewhere I can usually borrow or hire something. One can usually ( most times) think laterally & get round the problem anyway. Provided, of course, the boat is well maintained to start with:unsure:
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I'd imagine that a lot of people were in the middle of getting set for the season, so will have had all sorts of stuff on board which would then get moved home again.
 
I've got a neat little portable bluetooth speaker radio thingy, that I think must be aboard as I can't find it at home. It's annoying listening to everything on laptop speakers!
I gather than a trip to my boat to check things like mooring lines and bilges should count as essential maintenance and is still allowed... for now...
 
Daydream believer said:
Why do people ( apart from live aboards & those who have to travel miles to their boats) keep such junk on their boat. I have a set of everything i need for average sailing duties on board which stays there. That is minimal
IE. I do not have a complete set of spanner,s where one size is redundant. Anything else is just excess weight
Apart from the prop, engine mounts & saildrive bolts I cannot immediately think of a need for a breaker bar. Most nuts & bolts & nuts have been undone at some time in the past couple of years so release easily enough
If I am doing shore side maintenance I keep the stuff I need in the van. If I am in trouble somewhere I can usually borrow or hire something. One can usually ( most times) think laterally & get round the problem anyway. Provided, of course, the boat is well maintained to start with:unsure:
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The breaker bar is kept in case I need to remove an injector or the cylinder head.

The SpeediStitcher is useful for any heavy sewing of things such as webbing.

The crimping tool is for any wiring alterations I might undertake.

The copper mallet is used whenever I want to hit something hard without damaging it.

But if you want to know why I choose to carry carry these things on my boat let me tell you that the only reason with which you need concern yourself is that I wish to do so.

However, it has obviously escaped your attention that my post was intended to be humourous but if you wish to use it as an opportunity to demonstrate your po-faced, preaching, smug, self-important, twattery, please feel free to do so.
 
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colind3782 said:
As the boat is 1000 miles away and missing me :( I have a second (and third) set of everything at home.
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Mines tied up 100yds from my back door at bottom of garden ... I still have more than 3 sets of everything ...

I set on boat
I set in house
1 set in my van for my model flying etc.

I STILL end up filching from one or other set as I can never find anything !!
 
Refueler said:
1 set in my van for my model flying etc.
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One of the main advantages of having multiple hobbies is the opportunity to buy many and different tools. It is absolutely true that you can’t have too many tools.

I last flew a model on Sunday morning. We were just 6 on the field and in my mid 60s, I was the youngest. A great hobby to be out in the fresh air. Now kiboshed until further notice ?
 
Skylark said:
One of the main advantages of having multiple hobbies is the opportunity to buy many and different tools. It is absolutely true that you can’t have too many tools.

I last flew a model on Sunday morning. We were just 6 on the field and in my mid 60s, I was the youngest. A great hobby to be out in the fresh air. Now kiboshed until further notice ?
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Electric
Or Ether?
 
Local authority have just cleared a large area 2 mins walk from my house ... ready for residential houses ... with todays situation - think its going to be a long time before it gets built on ... so guess where I'll be flying !!


Video by my old DJI P3 pro

Club has not shut down our normal field - but we are not a big club and often on your own there ... but its a 30 minute drive ..
 
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