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I made up a list recently in response to the same question from someone else, so sharing it here:

 

Aside from the kit you need for an engine service (filters etc) we listed the following based on our first 6 months or so aboard - not exhaustive, but here you go ...

  • A good knife – one with a rope-cutting blade is best.  Opinel make a good one.
  • A multitool like a Leatherman
  • A multimeter – to check batteries and circuits
  • An adjustable spanner (ours is known as ‘Chief O’Brien’s Magic Spanner’ after the character from Star Trek: Deep Space 9 who seemed to be able to fix anything from a computer to a warp core equipped only with a large one of these)
  • A set of other spanners (probably covering sizes 6-16 or so, with a few imperial sizes too like 5/8″, 3/8″)
  • Wire cutter/stripper – don’t use your teeth, you’ll regret it eventually
  • A good lantern – rechargeable
  • Several head-torches
  • A sea magnet – for retrieving windlasses and mooring pins from the water. Also specs. Also bicycles.
  • A roll of plumbers’ amalgamating tape - handy stuff
  • Hose adaptors – you need these to use water points and they are easy to leave behind by accident, so keep a spare or three
  • A gas spanner for disconnnecting gas bottles from their hoses – maybe two as they seem to jump overboard
  • A length of thick wire to parallel your domestic batteries and starter battery when the latter is flat (assuming no fancy battery management setup)
  • Bungees – for attaching things to running rails and quick repairs
  • Ratchet straps – keep stuff on the roof with these, also emergency mooring
  • Cable ties – useful for all manner of jobs
  • A complete replacement water pump – you can fix these, but when they ‘go’ (often the diaphragms perish, finally giving up while you are in the shower) you will want to replace them immediately
  • Lots of replacement fuses
  • If you have a cassette toilet, the ideal number of cassettes is n+1 where n is the number you currently have
  • A good first aid kit.  Either one of the St John Ambulance ones that's got the essentials, or make up one yourself

 

And if you have a cat, some means of them getting back on board when they fall in.  Either a mini-cargo net or a sturdy doormat so they can scramble up.

 

Edited by Patrick_C
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Spare water pump.

Gaffer tape.

Assorted screws, nuts, bolts and jubilee clips.

Gaffer tape.

Alternator belts, oil and fuel filters, oil and fuel.

Gaffer tape

Screwdriver set.

Gagged tape

Rechargeable drill.

Gaffer tape.

Drill pump.

Your choice in booze and plenty of it.

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Edited by johnmck
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