Leave the file: What tools do you carry with you?

Posted On: March 18, 2021
Posted By: Willard Sutton
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Until the run-up Lines Departure day Wednesday, March 31, We will be putting up three part series, especially for departure. Useful tips and facts for each week can be found here. Last week we gave 11 tips for serving food on board. This week: What tools do you take with you?

Good basic tools should not be found on board; Whether you travel around Oystershell or around the world. At best, the tool may not be untouched for a short trip, but there will always be time for you to start on a multi-year trip. The right tools and matching parts on board are pretty awesome, but what does that mean? Lines It asked experienced departures such as Whites von Der Lan and Janake Quisters elder brother, Jour vitte van Intel And Eric Westerweld Catherine. They gave the following answers, and ten useful tips!

Tools; A broad understanding

First and foremost, what are tools? A broad opinion, according to the reactions of the exits. Whitsey and Janake include scissors and a kitchen knife. Jூர்rre looks at it in more detail and puts ‘your creative mind’ on the list of inevitable tools. For this article, we’ll stick with the tools you buy at a hardware store.

What do you definitely take on board?

Tool list from this article Lines 06/2013 From Pram Stevens, with Steel Droves 3A Elf Around the world is still a complete and effective guide. In addition, the material and equipment of your boat determines how you add to that basic list. According to foreigners, the most commonly used tools are: flat screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, cutters, spanners, allen keys, wireless drill and many more. “Screwdrivers can be useful for many things besides tightening screws and pipe clamps,” says Janake. “You can scratch it, stab it and use it as a small lever. I was able to make people happy with the screwdriver in the poorer areas along the way. ”

You can go a long way with a good selection of basic tools. Eric: “In the middle of the ocean, halfway between Cape Verde and Suriname, there was a turning point. Catherine Placing the forest. We were able to make emergency repairs with the right variety of pliers, wrench and permeable oil, but it Language Whether it works, everything is stuck. The report of this disaster will be released soon Lines.

What spare parts do you carry with you?

“What you take depends on your goal,” says Eric. “If you go to the Caribbean, almost everything is available on some islands, or you know the option to send. But we underestimated how much less you can get in Cape Verde. Once I spent an entire morning wandering through Myndello in search of a suitable motor oil with a fellow departure person. ”

Janake makes a short list of spare parts on board: “A spare gearbox, lights for the engine instrument panel, spare stays and spare Hollards. A suitcase full of bolts, nuts, screws, washers, and locking pins. The list is endless. ”In addition to the usual spare parts, Jரேrre tries to take as little as possible with him. “My goal; Also carry areas that prevent you from traveling. If you can travel further without that area, you can find it somewhere. ”So a spare starter motor, water pump and extra transformer were placed on board Intel.

What can you really miss anymore?

“I divide my life into two parts; Before and after Finesaw ”, Wietze jokes. The FineSaw, or Swinging multitool In English, it became a gold choice during a major transition in New Zealand. “It’s a device for cutting wood and other materials, but can also take sand on small surfaces, for example.” It is better to buy good quality drills, many tools and the batteries that come with it. “My cheap gamma screwdriver is of no use to me,” Eric notes. “When I need it, the batteries are drained all the time.”

“Everything was essential for us,” says Jூர்r, because a lot more work needs to be done along the way. “Machine maintenance, woodworking, epoxy, welding, steel work, painting, you name it. But once you leave the Netherlands, it is very difficult to get what you need. “According to the jury, the most important thing is to be creative with what you have and make friends with your boat neighbors. “You can borrow a lot from those around you, especially in the Caribbean, for example through the Facebook groups of the islands where you are.”

Trinidad sailors help each other with odd jobs and credit tools (c) Eric Westerweld

Was everything neatly sorted in containers, or a total mess?

With a clean system, you prevent unnecessary problems for yourself. But no matter how organized, there are always some ‘things’ that are so easy to organize. Glass John Howe offers the solution in the article Boat first aid, Published in Lines 07/2017. “Throw everything you think you need into the thought box.” How do outsiders do it?

On board Catherine The tools are stored in a drawer with basic tools, a small cupboard for small and electrical things and three tool boxes. “But it’s still a mess in those boxes,” Eric admits. According to the juror, a lot has changed during the trip. “We left the Netherlands in a messy way and improved the timing during the trip. Especially with the baby on the way, we started to organize very efficiently. My DIY corner has now become a nursery.” Everything is neatly arranged in trays and branded bags in Janake and White. Wrote in the manual.

Which is not used?

Hand exercises with locking pliers (c) Witz van der Lon

Sometimes you carry untouchable tools throughout the trip, which is a good thing. The large nipples, aimed at reducing the stay of the mast on board, have never been used by any of these sailors. “Friendly ships have borrowed it to open a lock,” says Jurre. Coming up with a second function for large, bulky, but essential tools, Janake and White came up with a creative solution: “We use a four-pound locking pliers as an exercise tool for hand training. It is heavy, clumsy, but necessary if there is any fault in the valves. ”

10 Useful Tips

Protect power tools from salty environments and back up if necessary.
Store the material in airtight containers. Small areas can be protected by vacuum packing.
With compatible batteries, invest in a good wireless drill and multi-tool.
If you need to purchase additional tools along the way, purchase an adapter for insertion, if needed.
A gas soldering iron is useful for jobs in mast or arc.
Tool parts, such as grinding wheels and drills, are often difficult to obtain overseas. Make sure you have enough.
Everything will rust. Bolts can break in the worst places. As the oil penetrates, something useful to loosen it.
Spare parts for your boat are handy: steel rings, bands, hangers, mast carriages, needles and thread. If you purchase new ships before departure, take all reusable parts from your old boat and bring them with you.
Do not take everything with you. If you often need to nail pop rivets, take a rivet pliers with you. If you have never done it, take out a loan when you need it. You do that job with one more person and then drink a good beer.
Don’t forget the dinghy. The glue provided is usually already gone after two glues, so bring a lot of glue and adhesive cloth.