Tools

Wichard rigging knives

[Vendor]

Wichard rigging knives - add to MyResources

Manufacturer Wichard rigging knives

Stainless folding knives with half-serrated blades.

[Wichard S.A., Thiers, France]
- The Wichard knives
- Wichard's home page
- Worldwide Wichard agents
- Order their 50-page catalog

Putting the Right Tools On Board

[Article]

Detailed How-To By Don Casey
Putting the Right Tools On Board

Some examples of cruising equipment that have unusual tool requirements, together with suggestions for tool stowage.

[SailNet, 25 October 2002]
- Tools for cruisers

Tool List for a 49-foot Bluewater Cruiser

[Site]

Membership organization Tool List for a 49-foot Bluewater Cruiser

A simple list of about 60 tools you should consider keeping on board..

[Blue Water Sailing Club, North Andover, MA, USA]
- The BWSC tool inventory

Tools and Techniques for Removing Frozen Fasteners

[Article]

Detailed How-To By Jim Gilbert

If you already have corrosion, you need one of these to rectify things.

[Practical Sailor]
- Removing frozen fasteners

Useful Tools

[Offline]

Overview

Tools for sanding, cutting, drilling, and more.

[Cruising World, October 2001]
- Order the Cruising World back issue

[Site]

Personal resource list By Bill Dietrich

Grab bag of lists of tools for ordinarily and specialized uses on board,. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.

[Bill Dietrich, USA]
- Thoughts on boat tools

Current meters

[Article]

Detailed How-To By Chuck Husick

A multimeter can measure voltage and resistance, but often using one to measure current (amps) is more useful, e.g. finding current drain and determining electrical usage. A very useful article, but all the diagrams and other images are missing in the on-line version. Includes tips on choosing a multimeter.

[Ocean Navigator, July 1993]
- Read the article (fee $5 a year)
- Order the back issue

Yacht Maintenance forum

[Site]

Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on maintenance and repairs, tips and tricks, things that work and don′t work.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The yacht maintenance forum

Some Tips From Larry's Workshop

[Article]

Brief How-To By Lin and Larry Pardey

How to make an inexpensive tool drawer, keep tools from corroding, and make a corrosion-proof vise.

[landlpardey.com, December 2002]
- Tool storage and more

Curcuit Measurement

[Site]

Anonymous website Curcuit Measurement

This is a chapter of the 366-page U.S. military field manual on Marine Electricity, maybe a pirate copy published for would-be soldiers and mercenaries. It′s a very good primer on the basics - direct and alternating current, circuit measurement, distribution, etc. - but if you read it on line, you have to put up with banner ads aimed at high-testosterone men.

[Free Military Training Manuals, USA]
- Read the Marine Electricity manual on-line
- Buy a copy of the manual

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