Shoalwaters
Guru
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2008
- Messages
- 681
- Location
- St. Lucia, West Indies
- Vessel Name
- "Dragon Lady"
- Vessel Make
- DeFever 41
These are the two most useful items in my tool kit - what are yours?
I bought a Skewdriver through a TV advert 10 years ago and use it just about every day. Boats seem to have endless fasteners and hose-clamps with limited access; this tool reaches most of them. I have a set of small hex-shank twist drills, so it can double as a light-duty angle drill too.
The Dremel MultiMax oscillating saw is a jem. It makes clean plunge-cuts without touching the surrounding woodwork and produces very little dust. I have "surgically" removed and replaced louver frames with it and cut access pannels where the cut piece became a door (no starter holes required). This thing will cut wood and fiberglass anywhere your hand can reach, but slowly - patience is a must.
I bought a Skewdriver through a TV advert 10 years ago and use it just about every day. Boats seem to have endless fasteners and hose-clamps with limited access; this tool reaches most of them. I have a set of small hex-shank twist drills, so it can double as a light-duty angle drill too.
The Dremel MultiMax oscillating saw is a jem. It makes clean plunge-cuts without touching the surrounding woodwork and produces very little dust. I have "surgically" removed and replaced louver frames with it and cut access pannels where the cut piece became a door (no starter holes required). This thing will cut wood and fiberglass anywhere your hand can reach, but slowly - patience is a must.