What tools should you have on your sailboat? Here's our core tool set. #ourladydefiant #sailboat
If I were brand new to sailing or boating or I just got a boat and it didn’t come with an organized core set of tools, I would have loved for someone to tell me what those core tools are to have onboard. With sailboats the answer isn’t always big tools or more tools. Sometimes it’s small ones, and ones that can do multiple jobs while storing away small, but it’s always ones that you can get a good amount of force on as most things you interact with will be corroded. These are the tools that, after about 6 years of sailboat ownership and number of coastal cruises, I wouldn’t leave the dock without, and which are sufficient to do most jobs on the boat that could need immediate attention.
The goal is to cary as few tools as possible while still getting the job done. Fewer tools means less weight, less stuff to keep organized, and less searching for specialty sizes or types of tools, and tools that work well in small spaces. I’ve got all the tools listed below with links for easy purchase. I’ve added some tool sets and a couple additional pieces you may find useful. If I was putting together a core tool set from scratch, here’s what I’d get (these are better examples than what I own now):
Ratcheting Screw Driver: https://amzn.to/46wiXDe
Large Screw Drivers: https://amzn.to/4kom9nP
Miniature Screw Drivers: https://amzn.to/44lkj2s
WD-40: https://amzn.to/4lHSIyb
Tef-Gel: https://amzn.to/4eFGYdk
Allen Keys/Wrenches: https://amzn.to/4lCP34E
Stuby Wrench Set (SAE/Imperial): https://amzn.to/3Tutw23
Stuby Wrench Set (Metric): https://amzn.to/3GBnR7p
Crescent/Monkey Wrench: https://amzn.to/44TDel2
Lineman Pliers: https://amzn.to/3U3jzJ6
Needle Nose Pliers: https://amzn.to/408sLQ9
Standard Pliers: https://amzn.to/44Sf4Ya
Locking Pliers: https://amzn.to/44j6jGm
Hammer: https://amzn.to/4nzNwhH
Mallet: https://amzn.to/3IkgD8s
Blowtorch: https://amzn.to/4lg2HuB
Oscillating Tool: https://amzn.to/460GoEK
Hacksaw: https://amzn.to/4lu6CUI
If I were brand new to sailing or boating or I just got a boat and it didn't come with an organized core set of tools, I would have loved for someone to tell me what those core tools are to have onboard. With sailboats the answer isn't always big tools or more tools. Sometimes it's small ones, and ones that can do multiple jobs while storing away small, but it's always ones that you can get a good amount of force on as most things you interact with will be corroded. These are the tools that, after about 6 years of sailboat ownership and number of coastal cruises, I wouldn't leave the dock without, and which are sufficient to do most jobs on the boat that could need immediate attention.
The goal is to cary as few tools as possible while still getting the job done. Fewer tools means less weight, less stuff to keep organized, and less searching for specialty sizes or types of tools, and tools that work well in small spaces. I've got all the tools listed below with links for easy purchase. I've added some tool sets and a couple additional pieces you may find useful. If I was putting together a core tool set from scratch, here's what I'd get (these are better examples than what I own now):
Ratcheting Screw Driver: https://amzn.to/46wiXDe
Large Screw Drivers: https://amzn.to/4kom9nP
Miniature Screw Drivers: https://amzn.to/44lkj2s
WD-40: https://amzn.to/4lHSIyb
Tef-Gel: https://amzn.to/4eFGYdk
Allen Keys/Wrenches: https://amzn.to/4lCP34E
Stuby Wrench Set (SAE/Imperial): https://amzn.to/3Tutw23
Stuby Wrench Set (Metric): https://amzn.to/3GBnR7p
Crescent/Monkey Wrench: https://amzn.to/44TDel2
Lineman Pliers: https://amzn.to/3U3jzJ6
Needle Nose Pliers: https://amzn.to/408sLQ9
Standard Pliers: https://amzn.to/44Sf4Ya
Locking Pliers: https://amzn.to/44j6jGm
Hammer: https://amzn.to/4nzNwhH
Mallet: https://amzn.to/3IkgD8s
Blowtorch: https://amzn.to/4lg2HuB
Oscillating Tool: https://amzn.to/460GoEK
Hacksaw: https://amzn.to/4lu6CUI
Our Lady Defiant
We live on our J-133, named Defiant, and sail along the California coast when we're bored of sailing in our home port of San Francisco Bay. We love to race, as well as cruise, so we bought a boat that does both, and we use it for both regularly! We also have a cat, named Whiskey, who we bring along with us for all the adventures.
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