what are some good items to have on a sailboat?

[businessonly805]

I've been reading many sailing stories and there seems to be a constant occurrence of little problems that always happens. I was wondering what would be a good list of things to have (other than whats needed to sail) in case these things happen?

let me start off with what i can pull off the top of my head.

1) ropes (always good to have. good for many repairs and much more.)

2) tools (in case something comes loose -- if anyone has any specific tools to list, please do so)

3) dhingy.

4) distress beacon.

5) extra bolts and screws of many sizes for general purpose fixing.

[jameswilson29]

Checkbook...

[JedNeck]

A Leatherman Wave.

[DRFerron]

The boat tools topic has been covered. I can't imagine the basic tools have changed much.

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-m...ls-thread.html

(still not convinced this person isn't a troll)

[jameswilson29]

Dictionary to look up spelling of "dinghy"...

[travlineasy]

Enough stuff to rebuild the boat and engine.

Gary

[AdamLein]

Sails.

[LandLocked66c]

This is a must! Otherwise you'd starve to death!!! We don't want that...

[Minnewaska]

Originally Posted by DRFerron

.....(still not convinced this person isn't a troll)

You could be right. Of Business' 18 posts to date, 8 were starting new threads. Those range from having no sailing experience, to living aboard, to sailing a 27 footer to Hawaii and fishing for a living from a sailboat. Fairly far afield and somewhat beyond rational.

[LandLocked66c]

Commercial fishing from a sailboat pegged my trollmeter...