{"id":42739,"date":"2017-02-14T23:31:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T04:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=42739"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:29:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:29:53","slug":"must-have-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/must-have-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-Have Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The modern cruising boat is a complicated machine that needs to function off the grid in a harsh marine environment. It requires constant maintenance and on-the-fly fixes that would make MacGyver proud. Assuming that your vessel has the usual tool kit of wrenches, screwdrivers and duct tape, here are useful tools to have aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magnifying_glass-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"gear, led magnifying glass\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magnifying_glass-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magnifying_glass-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magnifying_glass-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magnifying_glass.jpg 1675w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Magnifying glass<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Magnifying glass<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy of the Manufacturers<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2s03ZT1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>A good-quality <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2s03ZT1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magnifying glass with an LED light<\/a> is often overlooked. Use one to inspect \u00admetal for hairline cracks or simply to see better when you are working on small objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leatherman_copy.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"gear, pocket tools, multitool, pocket multitool\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leatherman_copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leatherman_copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/leatherman_copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Pocket Multitool<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Pocket Multitool<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Leatherman<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sHoQbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>A good multitool such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sHoQbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leatherman Wave<\/a> is indispensable. Always close at hand, it can be used for opening shackles, slicing line, filing corrosion and oh so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/polisher-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"gear, polisher, waxer\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/polisher-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/polisher-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/polisher-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/polisher.jpg 1198w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>7-inch polisher with polishing kit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">7-inch polisher with polishing kit<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Makita<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2rZP5Mq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>If your hull needs a polish and wax, a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2rZP5Mq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good polisher<\/a> does a better and quicker job than rubbing with rags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/light2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"gear, led lights, portable led light\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/light2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/light2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/light2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/light2.jpg 1350w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Magnetic LED light<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Magnetic LED light<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy of the Manufacturers<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sHqBp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Many spaces in a boat are dark. A <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sHqBp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bright LED light<\/a> is a must-have in many situations \u2014 preferably one with a red option and a strong magnet. In engine-room spaces, the light often can be placed on the motor to keep both hands free for working. The magnet can also fish out the nut or wrench that just fell out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fein-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Oscillating Electric Multitool, boating gear, sailing gear\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fein-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fein-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fein.jpg 1800w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Oscillating Electric Multitool<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Oscillating Electric Multitool<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Fein<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2s7TP3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>With a variety of blades and sanding pads, a tool such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2s7TP3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fein MultiMaster<\/a> can make small, clean cuts and sand in tight corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/claw_pick_up_tool-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"gear, retrieval claw\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/claw_pick_up_tool-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/claw_pick_up_tool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/claw_pick_up_tool-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/claw_pick_up_tool.jpg 1722w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Retrieval claw<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Retrieval claw<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy of the Manufacturers<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2qZGshC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Things fall into inaccessible \u00adspaces on boats all the time. A quality <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2qZGshC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magnetic-retrieval claw<\/a> with a light can save the day.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a comprehensive tool locker aboard, you\u2019ll be able to handle just about any maintenance issue that your boat deals you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Green Brett","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20170214","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"163","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"With a comprehensive tool locker aboard, you\u2019ll be able to handle just about any maintenance issue that your boat deals you.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Must-Have Tools %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"5HETTV467DBNWFSI3FE64RYSRI","arc_website_url":"must-have-tools\/","custom_permalink":"must-have-tools\/","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[157,158,506,777],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}