H2Oload
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This forum is incredible. Thank you all for sharing your years of hard-earned knowledge. I'm working on some winter projects and one of them is a toolkit in an old pelican case I had. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on must-have tools that are outside the obvious basic tools? Also, probably a silly question, but the boat is new to me. Is there a need for both metric and standard sizes aboard?
I like the Milwaukee ratchet box wrenches work well on tight spaces. I also like a couple different sizes of fuel line pliers to crimp off any hose in an emergency. I also purchased a Milwaukee battery powered shop vac that is handy for all kinds of cleanup, dump box cleaning, bilge water and drain clogs. Hose clamps work best with assorted sizes of nut drivers vs flathead screwdrivers. I’ve used needle nose vice grips also. I would say under $500 in hand tool total on my boat.