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J 30 tool kit
#12821
01/07/12 08:58 PM
01/07/12 08:58 PM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 38 Vancouver, BC. Canada
Patrick Peters
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Posts: 38
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I would like to thin out the tool kit I carry on my boat and would like to know what tools people keep with them that are actually used (and not just for ballast). I don't need to rebuild the engine while on a weekend out with my kids I just want to know what the must haves are.
Patrick Peters Ariel #374
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Re: J 30 tool kit
[Re: Patrick Peters]
#12827
01/09/12 12:31 AM
01/09/12 12:31 AM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
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On Rhapsody I may err on the side of conservative to be able to fix stuff. I have everyday onboard tools / parts and extra stuff I take when cruising. Here is what I consider essential to have: - Screw drivers - 2 flat head and 2 phillips head (small & large)
- Adjustable end wrench medium 8"
- Sharp knife
- socket wrench set both SAE and metric (I think it's ~ 25 piece set with ratchet and extensions) - Yanmar has both standards
- roll of duct tape for emergency repair
- a bunch of ty-wraps
- small tube of sealant & epoxy for emergency repairs
- Leatherman multi-tool (cutters, needle nose pliers, file)
Check this page and download the excel spreadsheet "Recommended Onboard Engine Spares with Part Numbers (Excel Spreadsheet)" My guess is there is less than 8 pounds of stuff stored low in the boat.
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Re: J 30 tool kit
[Re: Patrick Peters]
#12834
01/09/12 02:49 PM
01/09/12 02:49 PM
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Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 393 Rockwood, MI, USA
Russ Atkinson
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Rockwood, MI, USA
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Even though some you you that sail in salty water may not consider Great Lakes sailing as "off shore", many of our regatta races are distance races that take us 5-10 or more miles off shore. Thus, sailing a 25+ year old boat, we error on the side of caution. In addition to carrying the red Yanmar tool kit, we have on board at all times a tool kit that includes, hammer, cresent wrench, long blade flat head screw driver (mostly there as a pry bar, regular lenght flat head screw driver, two phillips head screw drivers, needle nose pliers, waterpump pliers, wire stripper/cutter,portable hack saw, a complement of box/socket head wrenches, duck tape, rigging tape, electrical tape, wd-40 pop rivit gun, whipping line, needles, electrical connectors, spare shackles, wire ties, light bulbs, fues, assorted screws and nuts, a knife, etc, etc. On overnight races, we also carry a bolt cutter (capable of cutting through the standing rigging)
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Re: J 30 tool kit
[Re: Patrick Peters]
#12839
01/09/12 05:11 PM
01/09/12 05:11 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 678 Maryland, USA
Bob Rutsch
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That red Yanmar kit, stored near the engine under the sink, has been more useful than any of the other tools except maybe the two each of crescent wrench & screw driver used to adjust the rig. Along with white rigging tape and red 3M electrical tape they're kept handy in a canvas pocket near the companionway lined with a plastic drink cup so they don't poke holes. (OK, so the cup came later, after we had already poked some holes.)
Inside the tool box (under a settee) are needle-nose and vise grip pliers, a couple more screw drivers, a hacksaw, cable-ties and an assortment of nuts, bolts, and screws in a pill bottle. Plus one multi-purpose tool from some catalog that's really just a hammer in disguise. Haven't seen the need for ratchet set or additional wrenches at sea, though I might take them if I went offshore. Spares: fuel filter, water pump impeller, half dozen assorted shackles, and a box of ring-dings and cotter pins.
There's a multi-tool on the shelf behind the chart table. It's mostly for opening beers and cutting limes since my crew all seem to carry a knife of some sort.
Behind a smoked glass slider is half a roll of sailmaker's Dacron sticky-back and a roll of duct tape. A can of McLube resides inside one and a can of Boeshield T-9 in the other. Never really use the Boeshield or for that matter the USMC KA-BAR sheath knife kept in another canvas pocket, but they remind me of my Dad and it was his boat.
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