Items |
Sail makers needle, threaded with
waxed whipping twine. Contained in "specimen bottle"
to keep it from rusting. |
Small bottles of meths and acetone.
For fire starting and/or cleaning off surfaces. |
Spare lighter. "Lifeboat
matches". Magnesium block. Fire starter steel and flint. |
Disposable gloves and scouring
pad - useful for cleaning off surfaces, working with glass fibre. |
Dry bag to store it all in. |
"Waterweld" two part epoxy. |
Sheets of plastic, sandpaper - for repairing
holes. |
Multitool knife - with a variety of tools
and blades. |
Bag of assorted bits of bungee, cord, cable
ties. |
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Thermarest repair kit. |
Araldite. |
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Tool roll - cycle multi-tool with various
Allen keys, screw and hex bits. Boat specific Allen keys. Screwdriver
for the tiny screws on spectacles. Small adjustable wrench. Small
mole grips. |
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Assorted nuts, bolts, screws, other hardware.
In 35mm slide box. |
Spare whistle. Minitorch. Stainless steel
wire to repair skeg or rudder cable. Luggage strap (useful as
a spare belt, for securing all sorts of things). It's in a spare
collar for an Epic paddle. |
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Ordinary needles & thread, mini screwdrivers,
buttons. Superglue. In 35mm slide box. |
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Other Kit |
Carried in my BA,
foredeck hatch or deck bag - roll of repair tape, cheap "Leatherman"
type multitool (to give me a set of pliers and wire cutter readily
to hand - as it's a cheap copy I'm not too worried of I lose it
overboard), emergency knife, pack of pre-cut Denso tape, pack
of pre-cut vinyl and bungee for emergency hatch covers. On long
trips I'll carry a fibreglass repair kit. |
