OK. Always been a WD40 and hammer kind of guy, but here goes:
What would make a decent toolkit for a medium sized yacht? I've got (as well as aforementioned hammer and WD40) rechargeable drill, bits, a small socket set, a "multihead" type screwdriver, pliers and a mole grip. Oh, and lots of ducktape and cable ties.
One of those grabbing devices for retrieving dropped nuts, screws etc
Decent head torch
Voltmeter
Soldering iron
Plumbers tape
Lots of spare bits of rope, chord, string, pipe and fittings.
Washing up liquid for lubricating ropes and fenders for a completely silent night
Blow lamp
Massive amounts of rags and cloths
Captain tollys creeping crack cure
(Good post)
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All of the above +
I have a set of spanners both a/f and metric, hacksaw, assortment of nuts and bolts
One other thing i do have is a 12 volt cordless drill which i have made a dummy battery case wired to a cigerette socket plug, i never have to worry about a flat battery.
The other most important things i woulnt be without, an assortmet of soft wood plugs for broken seacocks and a good quality boltcropper, just in case of demasting.
would like to hear what others have
A block of wood to use for drilling into behind a workpiece
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Sailmakers palm
Decent needles
Uv proof, very strong thread
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Yesterday coming back from a weekend of blustery conditions with a very inexperienced crew my fresh waterpump belt snapped. I keep spare belts tied on a hook in the engine bay by cotton thread so i can grab them in a hurry, snapping the thread. knowing exactly where my toolkit is, i got 2 x 12mm spanners, took off fan belt, replaced water pump belt and reattached fan belt in less then 3 minutes, crew didnt even realise anything was amiss, could have been so different if i had to hunt in lockers for spares.
Conclusion, keep your spare parts and your tool kit in a place where you can get them in a hurry.
Impressive! How did you notice so quickly that it had broken? Before the engine overheated too much?
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the engine developed a throaty noise and no water was coming out of the exhaust, sorry i meant sea water pump not freshwater pump. if my freshwater pump had broken, it would have taked alot longer than 3 minutes thats for sure.