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On May 31, 4:15 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
I was taking a look at my tool box today and trying to decide what to take
on board.

If you carry a tool box, could you tell what tools go in the box.

How far from civilization are you heading? What kind of systems does
your boat have? How long have you had the boat? I ask the last
because I've found that tools tend to accumulate on boats as the years
go by and the problem becomes which ones to remove rather than which
to add.

On my boat I don't carry a box as such since I have a work bench and
have four cupboards and two drawers dedicated to tools... I've got
another three bins just for spare parts... But when day sailing on a
dingy I don't take any tools and a Leatherman Wave (tm) and some tape
is all you need for a weekend on the typical keeler... Add some rags
and some decent marine grease a hacksaw and hammer a large screw
driver and a couple of wrenches for basic mechanical stuff. A bit of
sail tape, some whipping thread and a couple of sail needles for
whipping and sewing wayward cleats and such back on your sails takes
care of the basic boat specific stuff. A soldering iron some
electrical solder a crimping tool and collection of crimps and some
assorted wire will do the electrical.

-- Tom.