Tools and Spares Beyond the usual collection of screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers, you will need several other tools. A small grinder, a small palm sander, and a portable drill with a reliable pump attachment. A multimeter is useful for electrical troubleshooting. A comfortable, stable bosun's chair for working at the top of the mast for long periods of time. If you have a folding prop, you will need a grease-gun to grease the prop.
Good maintenance begins and ends with a seamanlike attitude.
Your life depends on your boat and her gear, so if there is trouble out there, find it and fix it right the first time. Then maintain it, diligently. In the end, your preventive maintenance should stop most trouble before it starts. 30,000-mile circumnavigation in 1992, climbimg the learning curve on a stormy shakedown passage from Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda on the first leg of their trip. All rights reserved.