Perfect C-Dory tool kit would consist of?

[hardee]

Along with the right tools, having them in the right place is worth considering. Where is your stash of heavy metal in relation to several things that count:

Your magnetically sensitive instrumentation; ie, Compass, Position and direction sensors, Auto Pilot black box etc.

Balance and ballast. Better to have heavy items low and centered as much as possible.

Accessibility. Maybe better to have the items that are used most frequently or most urgently in a drawer closer to immediately available, and the bigger, heavier, less used items in a lower, more central area.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

 

[Foggy]

* Please use cans, not glass bottles.
**cans may be considered per palatal preference.

Agree, cans are considered safer on a boat and can be crushed when empty to take up less space. SNIP ... glass when it finds its way into the ocean will break and be turned into "sea glass" within a short time. Very harmless and environmentally friendly compared to an aluminum can which may float, looks like trash and can retain sharp edges which can harm people and wildlife. SNIP Rob

I've walked many beaches and found many pieces of rounded smooth glass maybe
on the way to becoming "sea glass". It doesn't seem to me it takes a "short time"
for this to occur - like water and silt forming the Grand Canyon... Yet, I agree,
things change.

It's said "aluminum is the wimp of the electrochemical school yard, being eaten up
and corroded away by almost every other metal except for zinc and magnesium".
In saltwater, truly a harsh laboratory, aluminum dissolves rapidly especially when
in the presence of other metals.

That's why I put a penny in every empty beer can in case it slips overboard.
Safe now. Gone later. No better use for a penny.

Aye.

 

[Karl]

Put all your tools in a Kolbalt Zerust toolbox.
Lots of sizes available.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Zerust- ... x/50396624

Bought one about 5 years ago, zero rust and it stays on the boat 365 days a year.

Have considerd using one for tackle, just haven't found a configuration I like.

I use Pelican cases, out of habit, for tools and handguns while on the water.
I have a briefcase-styled mil-spec one that was designed for the issue Panasonic Toughbook, and it makes a perfect toolbox...pricey, but I got mine used on Craigslist for about 10-cents on the dollar...I had a strong suspicion that seller was stealing them from his employer, but no proof. Being ex-LEO, I don't support fences, but it was just a gut feeling. I also use an orange one for flares and smoke grenades, and a red one for first-aid kit...totally waterproof and submersible. All but toolkit are bulkhead-mounted and labeled.

Also, consider that many boats will have a mixture of metric and imperial fittings...Craftsman was my go-to brand, before production shifted to China and quality dropped. US-made premium tools, like Snap-On, will break the bank, though.

 

[Karl]

* Please use cans, not glass bottles.
**cans may be considered per palatal preference.

That's why I put a penny in every empty beer can in case it slips overboard.
Safe now. Gone later. No better use for a penny.

Since 1982, US pennies are only 2.5% copper plating, over a base metal that is mostly zinc. I think the copper will be long-gone before an aluminum can is dissolved via dissimilar metal contact.

And if you are revenge-oriented, a handful of pre-1982 pennies thrown into the bilge of an aluminum boat will quickly cause the demise of its hull...50-cents to cause $50k in damage to a welded-plate alloy boat.

On-water littering sickens me, but is the spirit of the times.

 

[Karl]

Put all your tools in a Kolbalt Zerust toolbox.
Lots of sizes available.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Zerust- ... x/50396624

Read user reviews...pretty marginal, several very negative.
Luck of the draw? Typical of Chinese products, unfortunately.

Why I call Harbor Freight "Horror Fright"...some get lucky, but I have had failures upon first use (set of hole-saws that sheared drive pins in less than 2 revolutions, cutting a hole in soft plastic. Yet, their moving dollies are a bargain, on sale cheaper than just the price of the casters alone. Yet, for moving large ammo boxes, had to add a center support, despite being well below their rated weight limit, as they sagged.

Don't expect a Fein multitool copy for 5-cents on the dollar.

Their sanding sponges are as good as 3M ones, at 85% lower cost...so there are some exceptions.

 

[WeekiTiki]

As usual y'all pretty much already have it covered

What about cheap plastic ammo boxes for tools?

Would they condensate with little or no moisture inside?

Want to set up a separate box for my boat

Didn't use to worry about the extra weight of taking the tools from my truck when my boat had three times the HP

 

[WeekiTiki]

Got out my old Pelican box for my dive gear

 

[Micahbigsur@msn.com]

Being a tool guy I love all the comments here, like Foggy I have always been a KISS guy, but like Bob I have had to pull the head on a Perkins 4-108 diesel for a new head gasket in the middle of the Pacific and was happy to also loan out my on board torque wrench to another cruiser....or the time our ski boat outboard died because a mechanic had run the coil hot wire under the coil clamp, an easy fix with a very basic day boat tool kit.
So my answer to a tool kit is basically like Bob's but I am always reviewing and pairing down, thinking, why do I need such a specific tool like the nut driver I just took out of my kit that I love for hose clamps, it was handy for all the re-plumbing I did but now my combo screwdriver will be fine and so on, how can I ask Dana to cut weight by changing out her homey teak framed mirror if I don't also look at my precious tool stash. There is no perfect tool kit just take what you need and know how to use, it will be a world different for a day cruise vs. a month's.

 

[tsturm]

I also like "The Law of Attraction" meaning what you think about happens.

With all that stuff you've thought about getting, planned on using "if", stuffed
into already cramped storage spaces onboard and had to pay for is simply
asking for trouble to occur.

Just listen to a few stories of "this and that" happened to me 50 miles from
nowhere but I had the right stuff to fix it and made it home - "Just lucky", I guess.
Wrong. You set yourself up for it to begin with.

Think about it.

Aye.

Haven't I heard you on the radio? MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY? :roll: :wink: :thup

 

[Micahbigsur@msn.com]

I have always helped people who don't have tools or knowledge, that is always part of the deal. When Foggy calls I will be there for him!

 

[bridma]

Reading all these posts, I would pack a couple of pairs of Depends as well.

 

[Micahbigsur@msn.com]

Hmmm, depends are light, and I could go senile at any moment....are you packing diapers? Thanks for the suggestion!