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Dazed and Confuzed wrote:
Steve wrote:

Get a set of magnetic trays for holding screws/nuts, etc. Cheap and worth
every
penny. Also a couple of GOOD worklights.

That wouldn't work since 90% of the screws and bolt are non magnetic. The
only that are, are on the engine..

I don't like to have anything magnetic around the boat. Ya never know where
it might end up being stored and that would mess up the compass
compensation.
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My opinion and experience. FWIW

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

it was engine work that I was thinking of.

You asked for suggestions....

Actually it was Skip and not Steve who asked. But I agree - NO
MAGNETIC TRAYS. Too easy to screw up your compass on which you
depend. And there's more than one compass if you have an autopilot -
at least ours has a fluxgate compass under the aft cabin berth.

You don't really need a magnetic tray for engine work anyway - all
that stuff is going to be down in the bilge and probably won't fall
overboard.

grandma Rosalie