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Hi 

As always it is difficult to keep unnecessary gear out of the boat for racing trim purposes while still complying with Category requirements. 

 

What is the minimum tool kit you carry and why?

What is your mustn't leave behind and cannot do without?

How, in what, why and where do you store your tool kit?

Completely redoing ours in for Cat 3/2 and wondering what others do

cheers

 

 

 

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Great question and I'm surprised the lack of response, especially because it could be lifesaving. Just look at the Golden Globe fleet. Those people spent years for preparation, I guess they asked the same question, and I guess they had to make compromise on things, some of them made a bad call as it is already proven. So the real question is, what do you really want. Do you want to comply, or you want to be able to cope whatever coming up and than you could determine the amount of tools and spares, also to find a spot for them. The other theoretical question is, how capable you are, and how much you could contribute to extinguish an emergency situation. I seen boat with top notch toolkits stowed perfectly and the skipper had not a clue about the use of half of them. So the real "waste" to take anything what you couldn't use or don't know what it is. Again it is theoretical and just a general comment. About storage... I'm just clearing out everything from the boat and found "secretly" placed spares and tools what I had no idea they are on board. I have to screen them before put them back as most of them very specific spare for gear which is not on board anymore. I guess I will save  a couple of hundred kg...

Anyway if you seeking a short answer, take anything what you think, lave everything behind what you don't  think you need then ask your cat inspector if he wants to see more. I guess it wasn't much help but this is a "crousers" point of view.

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Depends what your doing of course. I carry Lot of tools, but it's now a bit depleted on what I had offshore. The offshore kit consisted of to much to list easily, but included:

1/2 inch drive metric and imperial socket set, 10-32mm

3/8 drive combo socket set incl deep reach

1/4 inch socket set

Ring/open end combo spanner set, 6-22mm

Comprehensive screw driver set

Punch set

Hacksaw and spare blades

3 ball pien hammers, different sizes

3 sidecutters, different sizes

3 sizes bull nose pliers

3 sizes needle nose pliers

Various files

Feeler blades

Callipers, interior and exterior

Micrometer

Battery drill

Mains drill

Disk grinder, grinding and cut off wheels

Vice

Riveter

Hot knife

Fid sets

Needles and sail repair kit

Plumbing crimper

Drill pump

Comprehensive electrical terminal kit

Electrical terminal crimper

Decent multimeter

Small tap and die set

Butane soldering set

Mirror

 

There's quite a bit more, (boat building/repair stuff, Resin, cloth etc) but that gives you an idea...

Heaps of spares and consumables as well.

 

Finally, within the offshore cruising fleet, there is a lot of knowledge, and even if you don't know how to sort out a particular issue, you are likely to find someone who's got the knowledge and is willing to help. :-)

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A selection of Jubilee clamps, a tube of the red high temp RTV and a few short hose pieces , have saved my bacon a few times.

Also some cheap electrical choc block

If you are racing weight is a consideration, here's few items that I think are must haves;

 

Hacksaw plus spare blades- rig removal 

ball peen hammer- useful for persuasion

spanners to suit bolts on board usually a few small ring and open enders for fittings and an adjustable

good quality sidecutters- electrical work, rigging wire

vice grips, std and/or small needle nose- very useful as second pair of hands

needle nose pliers- generally useful

screwdrivers to suit

punch or small drift, removing pins

 

Tape, electrical and duct (3-M)

el cheapo mulitmeter

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Well I suppose they are not tools as such but still handy.

 

A selection of Jubilee clamps, a tube of the red high temp RTV and a few short hose pieces , have saved my bacon a few times.

Also some cheap electrical choc block

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Thanks to all contributors to this post!

I showed it to my wife who frequently complains about the size of my spare parts/tool locker compared to her galley cupboards.

Now, by comparison with you guys I'm looking good...

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1 Mitre10 smaller tool assortment kit in plastic box.

duct tape

electrical tape

sharp knife and blades (25mm blade or bigger)

boltcutters (I use bolt as I have rod rigging, if you have wire use wire cutters)

A selection of UHMwPE lines including 2 lengths of a good 6mm 12mts long.

Sail repair kit

5 min Epoxy and some bits of cloth.

A small selection of shackles, thimbles and the like.

Hey Knot me - what diameter rod and what size bolt cutters do you have?

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to add to IT's list (I am sure he has most of them)

 

allen keys (metric and imperial)

Screw drivers or bits for any weird heads

Drill press for the electric drill

Crescent big enough for largest fastener on board (and maybe a large Stilson)

Rigid Offset Hex Pipe Wrench

4' length of scaffold tube (good for repelling borders as well)

stubby socket ratchet

couple of spanners and/or sockets that can grip on (ahem) rounded off nuts

Wire Strippers

a small wood handsaw

a workbench

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to add to IT's list (I am sure he has most of them)

 

allen keys (metric and imperial)

Screw drivers or bits for any weird heads

Drill press for the electric drill

Crescent big enough for largest fastener on board (and maybe a large Stilson)

Rigid Offset Hex Pipe Wrench

4' length of scaffold tube (good for repelling borders as well)

stubby socket ratchet

couple of spanners and/or sockets that can grip on (ahem) rounded off nuts

Wire Strippers

a small wood handsaw

a workbench

all those except the drill press, and the workbench. Both those are at home...

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