Above And Beyond Safe Boating Requirements??

Dave R · 08-05-2010, 08:04 PM

Great thread. Lots of great stuff mentioned so far. I have a comprehensive selection of spare parts, emergency gear, "MacGyver materials" and tools on board all the time. Much of my stuff has already been covered, so I'll just list things I have not seen yet:

spare mercruiser blue cooling system drain plug
1 5/8" expandable rubber "freeze plug"
assortment of hose clamps
new fuel filter and a bottle of gasoline to prime it with
mercruiser service manuals for my engine and my drive
Fluke 87 DVM
canvas snap parts kit and a tool to install them
spare manual bilge pump
bare SS wire
huge assortrment of SS screws, nuts, washers etc.
3M 4200
JB weld
zip ties
small torch
sealing heat shrink crimp connectors

throw rope (with bean bag weight attached)
2 boat hooks (you really need two to go through locks)
Chapmans

Xacto knife (for use as a scalpel) in my first aid kit.

There's more, but I can't recall all of it.

08-05-2010, 08:04 PM	#30
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	Great thread. Lots of great stuff mentioned so far. I have a comprehensive selection of spare parts, emergency gear, "MacGyver materials" and tools on board all the time. Much of my stuff has already been covered, so I'll just list things I have not seen yet: spare mercruiser blue cooling system drain plug 1 5/8" expandable rubber "freeze plug" assortment of hose clamps new fuel filter and a bottle of gasoline to prime it with mercruiser service manuals for my engine and my drive Fluke 87 DVM canvas snap parts kit and a tool to install them spare manual bilge pump bare SS wire huge assortrment of SS screws, nuts, washers etc. 3M 4200 JB weld zip ties small torch sealing heat shrink crimp connectors throw rope (with bean bag weight attached) 2 boat hooks (you really need two to go through locks) Chapmans Xacto knife (for use as a scalpel) in my first aid kit. There's more, but I can't recall all of it.