Posted by jaymoussy on 04/13/16 - 6:04 AM
#1
I need a minimal toolkit onboard the family Montauk 170-Mercury 90 efi, circa 2006.
I can:
- gather extra tools, etc. around the house
- get a cheap kit on sale, harbor Freight or such
Still not that familiar with boat and motor, I need to find out what size wrenches I need, keeping in mind I am not going offshore, and I am unlikely to do be able to do an in-water prop change, for example.
Electricals: On the stock configuration above do I need spare fuses?
>>> EDIT: I looked and motor manual says:
Diagnostics 2 amp fuse
main power/trim 15 ___
fuel pump 15 ___
Ibgnition 20 ___
Injectors, etc 20 ___
There is a 20 amp spare.
Which of the above do I need a spare for?
Slow blow type?
Notes:
- will make provisions for some corrosion protection. Easier on cheap tools.
- will review safety kit while at it...!
- have motor shop manual and hunt for clues in there
Edited by jaymoussy on 04/13/16 - 7:43 AM
Posted by blaster on 04/13/16 - 8:46 AM
#2
Get a sealed container or box for your tools and add a desiccant to it.
An adjustable wrench, channelock pliers, needle nose pliers, philips and flat screwdrivers, small socket set, electrical tape, duct tape, extra fuses.
That's what I carry
Posted by ClevelandBill on 04/13/16 - 7:41 PM
#4
Trying not to duplicate what the previous posters suggested, here are some things in my toolkit:
A length of medium gauge wire with alligator clips on each end. (like mini jumper cable). No idea why I think this is a good item, but its cheap and small. I did two of them. I could hook up a light bulb to a battery or something.
Jumper cable, cheap, small, flexible. Probably never to be used ... at the bottom of my case.
Hose clamps. Three sizes, they nest together, a couple bucks.
There are all kinds of "bitholder" drivers, so you can in very little space have flat blade, phillips, hex, torx, security torx, square and all the little sockets, both metric and English.
Work gloves, leather, in case you have to handle something hot or sharp.
A magic marker, the big kind, so you can mark something or make up a sign (or what I was thinking is write down the time I put the tourniquet on my leg or something).
Rags.
Spare drain plug.
Spare fuel filter.
I need reading glasses to see small things I might be working on, so a spare pair in a hard case.
I have these items, the items the previous posters mentioned, and a few other things (radio, flares, etc) all in a Pelican Box, bright yellow, model number 1430, a top-loader.
One last thing: FIRST AID KIT.
Finally, a disclaimer. My knowledge of boating is all from when I was a kid (30+ years ago). Solid experience then, as a frequent boater (dad's boat) and as a dock boy at a local marina. No boating since--I pick up my VERY FIRST BOAT tomorrow morning! But I have been on a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT team) a FEMA-sponsored community group that trains in preparedness. We train to backup the first responders (police, fire, EMS), and in some skills they might need extra bodies for. Preparedness kits are a big part of everybody's home-preparedness and CERT kits.
So ... I might be over-thinking this. But if someone's in trouble, they'll be happy they ran into me. I have what they forgot. And a shiny new box to keep it all in!!!