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opinions sought for full-time cruiser Tools and Spares selection
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.. -- My opinion and experience. FWIW Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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opinions sought for full-time cruiser Tools and Spares selection
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.. -- My opinion and experience. FWIW Steve s/v Good Intentions it was engine work that I was thinking of. You asked for suggestions.... -- Don't like the looks of nudists? Complain to the manufacturer. |
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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. -- 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 |
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