01 Dec Recommended tools to have on board a yacht
Posted at 09:15h
We are often asked for advice regarding the equipment that is required to have on board a yacht. When conducting a yacht delivery we are always careful to ensure that there is sufficient equipment for the proposed passage.
- Screw Drivers
- Socket Set
- Adjustable Spanner
- Hacksaw
- Mole Grips
- Multimeter
- Oil Filter Wrench
- Stanley Knife
- Whipping Twine
- Sail Repair Tape
- Electrical Tape
- Spare Fuses
- Spare Bulbs
- Disposable Gloves
- Telescopic Magnet
- Zip Ties
- Jubilee Clips
- Fuel Filters
- Oil Filters
- Engine Oil
- Gearbox Oil
- WD40
- Impeller
- Engine Belts
- Torch (ideally head torch with red light facility)
- Bosuns Chair or Climbing Harness
- Bolt Cutters
Halcyon Yachts Ltd is a dedicated international yacht delivery specialist with highly experienced and qualified crew. For more information or to see details of their recent deliveries please visit www.halcyonyachts.com/
Richard Jepsen
Posted at 15:41h, 02 Decembergreat list. I’d add misc lengths/diameters of shock cords with and without hooks; fifty feet of 1/8″ nylon cord for small lashings
Andrew Geddes
Posted at 09:53h, 04 DecemberPlus (since you never know what the owner would have left aboard):
Allen Key set
Assorted sizes of wooden bungs
Spare hacksaw blades
File for metal
File for wood/GRP
Coil of electrical wire
Handheld GPS +charger (or Navionics on a smartphone)
Phone charger or USB cable
12V plug 1>2 adaptor
12V USB adaptor with 2 USB sockets
Handheld VHF +charger
Dave Andersons
Posted at 21:09h, 27 December100 feet of 9/32 spectra
Duct tape white best quality
4 3/8″ forged stainless bow shackles
1single high strength block 4000 to 6000 swl
John Elliott
Posted at 18:23h, 16 FebruaryAnd the most important of all: a metal coat hanger.