What's the best bit of . . .

[gravygraham]

. . . boating kit you've bought for under a tenner? And for you old salts, I'm talking in the last two or three years, not way back when you could diesel up and still have change for the pictures.

 

[sarabande]

toss up between a magnet on the end of a flexible wand, and a huge box of cable ties.

 

[landlockedpirate]

Got to be the Waterbouy floating key ring, so much easier to carry than a massive chunk of cork, and works really well when the keys do go in

 

[Ripster]

. . . boating kit you've bought for under a tenner? And for you old salts, I'm talking in the last two or three years, not way back when you could diesel up and still have change for the pictures.

Is it possible to buy any "boating kit" for under a tenner?

 

[Kawasaki]

2 Spurlash preventors

 

[jfm]

Tenner? Blimey... pack of Pampers/Huggies nappies. To suck up red wine from white carpet, sort out bilges, catch the craap when changing black tank pumps, etc etc.

 

[jfm]

Got to be the Waterbouy floating key ring, so much easier to carry than a massive chunk of cork, and works really well when the keys do go in

Can float 10 kilos, dontcha know Gludy, calling Gludy...

 

[jonnybuoy]

Magic sponges (30 for 9 quid) great for getting black marks off the white bits

 

[burgundyben]

Beer.

 

[RIN]

Definitely a tube of assorted cable ties. Should be obligatory in every boaters toolkit.

 

[Firefly625]

I do agree, beer is a good one

but also a Rolson Magnetic Pick Up Tool with LED, I think it was £3 in tesco...

http://www.rolsontools.com/search.asp?page=2&id=1687&tt=14&ct=6&searchCat=5&searchKey=magnetic

 

[mbird]

1. WD40 for things that should move but don't
2. Duct tape for things that move that shouldn't
3. Cable ties for things that neither 1 or 2 above can fix!

More seriously though, a large plastic box with clip on lid for the flybridge. We stick charts, drinks, food etc in it for longer passages up top and the contents stay dry and don't blow away. This was a tip given to me by a friend, that works really well!

 

[Glyn-2008]

I've no idea, since I bought a boat I've rarely had £10 free to buy anything.

 

[DougH]

. . . I'm talking in the last two or three years, not way back when you could diesel up and still have change for the pictures.

Easy SWMBO, though more than two or three years ago'

Best Crew ever.. Ah

 

[MapisM]

Condoms, no doubt!

Ok, now guess for which use, if you can.

 

[gravygraham]

Ok, now guess for which use, if you can.

To keep your weed dry?

 

[David of Essex]

C.T.1 sealant/adhesive
Sun tan lotion
David

 

[Jim@sea]

I like the hand held thermometer thing where you point it at any part of your engine while it is running and where the laser beam touches with a red spot it gives you the temperature. So when my new (15 year old boat) finally manages to do a day on Windermere before I take it to Sea, I will know what the operating temperatures are of each working part.

Also "Self Amagamating Tape"

 

[MapisM]

To keep your weed dry?

Nah, you're freezing...

 

[RIN]

I like the hand held thermometer thing where you point it at any part of your engine while it is running and where the laser beam touches with a red spot it gives you the temperature. So when my new (15 year old boat) finally manages to do a day on Windermere before I take it to Sea, I will know what the operating temperatures are of each working part.

I have one of those and they are very useful but unless you got a cracking deal it must have been over a tenner