Light bulbs, Fuses and more

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thataway

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The post about light bulbs and fuses motivated me to check and see what I have on "Thataway" (Almost identical on Frequent Sea) Perhaps others can add what they carry, or it will help newer folks to know what to take aboard.

Light bulbs: One bulb for each type of fixture, include nav lights, fastoon for the cockpit lights. (we are changing over to LED's) Also I keep a cig plug Davis all around light which has two brightness bulbs, plus a set of dinghy LED battery operated running lights: Red/Green plus 360 white aboard.

Fuses: ATC 3 boxes from 2.5 to 30 amps, ATM two boxes, round glass assorted two boxes, plus specifics for each of the electronics. Plus one each of the circuit breaker types on the C Dory, and an extra 60 amp breaker.

Crimp fittings for all sizes wire and terminals, including spade and round, plus 3 way and spade 1 to 2 adaptors.(about 80 pieces) Ratchet crimpers, heat shrink tubing, dielectric silicone gel, a butane soldering torch, along with resin core solder and 5 different tips: soldering two sizes, hot air and cutting.

Also electrical tape, self fusing (rescue) tape, Gorilla Duct tape. tube of Silicone clear, 4200 one tube, Loctite, medium, JB weld Kwick, 5 min clear epoxy, MarineTex, Permatex Form-a-gasket soft, rubber and cork sheet gasket material. (I leave the liquid tape at home) Also carry a few support clips for wiring bundles and grommets for wires thru glass bulkheads.

Zip ties, monel sizing wire, extra shackles from 3/16 to 3/8", extra 1/8" dacron line. Also several hanks of extra 1/4" line. Pipe, thread sealant, and Teflon plumbers tape. Two pair of Nitrile gloves.

Sewing kit: lock stitch awl, with #150 coarse dacron waxed thread, a small bobbin of VE 92 dacron thread, plus sail making needles and sailor's palm, 2" Sunbrella binding tape to match the green of the camper back.

Hose clamps for all sizes of hoses on the boat (fuel stove, water and drainage systems.) Hose barbs for the fuel lines and water lines, to include pipe thread and BST fittings to the barbs.

3/16 and 1/4" cable swages, Canvas snaps, and a hand (hammer) set die.

Bolts from #8 to 3/8, in lengths from 3/4" to 4" with washers, lock washers nuts and a few finish washers and nylon washers. Screws from #6 to $12 in 3/8 to 2" lengths. Set screws (allen head)

Tools:

Socket set from 1/4" to 1/2" drive, with a 1/2 to 3/4 adaptor for those sockets from 1. 25 to 1.5" (including one to fit prop nut). Prop nut tool/wrench. Open end and box wrenches of appropiate size. Torque wrench 18" 1/2" drive.
Impact wrench with 1/2" drive--and flat/phillips screw bits--hand hammer driven. Spark plug wrench

Ball Peen hammer, Set of vise grips--round and long nose, medium an small, large round nose. Chain and clamp vise grips. Water pump pliers large (channel locs), 14" pipe wrench, monkey wrench. 6" 8" and 12" crescent wrenches. Allen keys--metric and SAE to 1/2".

Cup wrench for the oil filter on the outboard (1/2" drive) plus a strap wrench.

Pliers , round nose, Diagonal cutters, Long nose pliers, cured and straight, plus split ring and crimp fishing pliers. forceps(long and short) fine tweezers. Magnifier (often carry 2x/4x loop)

Digital volt meter, 12 volt test light, several jumper cables with alligator clips for testing, 110 volt circuit tracer, 110 v 15 amp plug polarity tester. IR thermometer, mechanics mirror, machinists rule, Vernier calliper, with depth guage. Magnetic pick up and "grabber" Heavy duty Jumper cables for other boat's battery loss.

Screwdrivers from Jewlers to 1/2" flat tip, and large phillips, plus Robertson (square) and Torx bits. scissors, hand labeler (for wiring and location of gear)

Hack saw blades and short handle. Files: swiss needle files, mill file, rat tail fine and coarse files and 4 in hand rasp/ file. Sand paper and emery paper. Wire brushes--SS and brass. Drift punch (3/16"), taper punch, center punch and 3/8" cold chisel

Hand drill and set of bitts to 1/4". 7.2 volt rechargable Dremel tool with a set of bits, grind stones, and cut off wheels, polishing wheels etc.

Before someone says--where is the "other boat" you tow to put all of this stuff in--here is how it stows.

The socket set and open end wrench/box werench are on one fitted case. There is an 18 " canvas heavy duty tool bag with most of the larger tools. There is a single packet for volt meter, IR thermometer, Calipers, rule and tape measure, plus a packet for screw drivers, and plier/vise grips.

the Dremel tool is in a bag, plus a small box of accessories. The bulbs and fuses are in one small Plano tackle box. The screws, crimp fitting ties ets are in a medium two sided Plano Box which sits outside of the Freezer/refigrater--along side a tackle box with lures). The tubes of glue and sealant are double bagged in the back of a locker. 90% of what I use are in one pouch, which has a small 1/4" drive socket, screwdrive bit set, plus pouch with vise grips, and screwdrivers.

You don't want to know what we carried on our ocean crossing boats, but we could basically build almost anything we needed...
 
Damn Bob you are prepared. Even if I had all that I'm so disorganized I might know I had it but wouldn't be able to find it. :) Dr Eagle Scout Bob

Roger
 
Bob, I'm impressed. You have even more than I, but most of my stuff stays in the garage. I carry tools, fuses, epoxy and DUCT TAPE.

Several things I noticed led me to believe that you sail your boats. Why else would you carry a sewing kit and cable swages? How does that C-25 go to weather?

Also, I surmised that you carry a complete set of inch wrenches. You ought to include metric, cause the main thing to fail (and ours hasn't,) is the Honda motor, and it's all metric. As I know, just changed the water pump impeller.

Anyway, I'm still impressed, that's more than we carried to the So Pacific. What we really needed was more batteries, and we got those in Papeete.

Boris
 
The type of responses I figured on. Yes, all of the sockets, wrenches, alley keys etc are metric and SAE. As for the cable swages--I use the cables for dinghy security and on several occasions have had to make up new cables. The Calif. Boat has to be self sufficient since we don't keep a set of tools out there. The sewing kit--for canvas work on the Camper canvas. For example we had some chafe on the Camper canvas on the C Dory 22 and we had to do some sewing.

Having these items allows repairs in remote areas.

As for amount of room: The case with wrenches and sockets is about 2" thick by 12" x 14"--The tool bag is 18" long 5" wide and about 6" deep--under the bunk. The pouches with pliers and screw drivers etc under the feet of the navigator, along with first aid, spares and other items. The sealants and epoxies in front of the water heater. The plano boxes on the side and behind the freezer--does not detract from storage for clothes, food etc--plus both boats have 4 group 31 batteries in the house bank--so plenty of battery power...

I think that Roger is correct, it all started in scouting--and the "survival kit" in the pocket...
 
To clarify, this was what I found on the boat--I might not put some of those items aboard today. Another use of the "sewing" kit is the #150 Dacron, is this is the size used for whipping and over sewing rope splices.

Interesting how the day unravels--After posting last, I read Panbo's posts about the new ACR and McMurdo Personal locator beacons. That lead to Doug Ritter's equipped to survive (www.equipped.com/) and his review of the latest Personal Locator Beacons (which are in competition with SPOT--but not yet approved). On Ritter's site, I noticed his "survival" packets, knives and books. One of the stories was about the several Los Angeles Urban Riots. It brought back memories of being at Harbor General Hospital during the 1965 and Medical director at Cal State Long Beach in 1992 riots. Both times I "escaped" to my boats.

How well is each of us "equipped to survive" on our boats or in our homes in case of times of crisis? We have to stay re-evaluate our survival program each year, living in the hurricane zone. How about the rest of you? Do you have the gear, water, food and various resources to "survive" a natural or other diseaster? -back to the "Be Prepared".
 
a Leatherman and a 44.
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mmitchell

Now there is a minimalist in a big way.

Dr. Bob, Thanks for the list. I am working on having fuses and bulbs for everything. I and this is a good list.

Harveys
SleepyC
 
Speaking of bulbs for the boats, I had a cabin bulb burn out, so I took it to West Marine for replacement. It was not possible to read the markings so we found one that had the same two contacts on the bottom and was the same shape and size. They work but they are somewhat brighter than the factory bulbs. Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for? I assume the brighter bulbs would cause excessive heat and premature failure? I am going to eventually replace all of them with LEDs.

Warren
 
Dr. Bob,

Thanks for the excellent post with the very thoughtful listing of onboard equipment, supplies, tools, spares, etc.

My problem is with rust. Rusty boat tools.

Have you found any brand or type of hand tool/s (sockets, wrenches, screw drivers, etc) which is more rust resistant? Do you apply any sort of treatment to your tools to inhibit rust?

Now, my Multiplier and sidearm are stainless, so no problem there.

Thanks,

/david
 
Yep, my .44 is stainless also....but we carried blued arms aboard for many years with regular cleaning, oiling and greasing with no problems .

I like the Beoshield T9 for tools. It leaves a waxy film and is an excellent anti corrosion. I even use it on the home tools since we are in a marine environment.
Inside of the Tom Cat there seems to be little corrosion, since we keep the humidity down inside the cabin with air conditioners, dehumidifiers and heaters.

Chrome plated tools seem to avoid rust, if you keep then clean, dry and light spray of WD 40 or Corrosion Block. The long, long nose and split ring pliers we use for fishing, are SS.

I seem to have more problem rusting with the SS fuel caps on the Tom Cat than do with the tools--but of course the fuel caps are exposed to salt spray.
 
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