On Sat, 19 May 2007 22:12:51 -0700, Josh Assing
wrote:

\That is one of the items in the boat tool kit. Plus a meter and some wire
of different colors. Plus some butt connectors and other end connectors.


I could make a lot of excusses for why the tape was in the car and not in the
boat -- but communication break down was a major cause.

One thing I keep on the boat now is a coat hanger -- the coat hanger allowed me
to jump the house battery to the starting battery & get the engine going again
until we located the cause of the problem... You just don't hear enough folks
say "keep a wire coat hanger on board"

I bought a set of mini-jumpers at Wal-Mart - nice little case,
compact, but handy when jumping the start batteries on other boats
when necessary.

I'm not at all sure I'd want to use a coat hanger - they are
basically white metal and under a heavy current load, could melt and
cause a problem quite beyond mere power outage.