How many sailors save every thing.

[smallboatlover]

Just wondering how many sailors do what i do and save every little thing for sailing. even somtimes broken stuff. i come to realize it's easier to go through a box of sailing gear instead of a half hour to a store.

[Lake Superior Sailor]

And going to the store only helps if they happen to have it! I have a storage shed full a goodies for boats,You have to have just the right thing,& sometimes it needs to be tested out to see it fits! Otherwise there is aways Ebay. But;That can take some waiting to get the right part. And offen I read what I want , not what it says,and just end up adding to the shed!--Dale

[pdqaltair]

If the pile gets too big, thin it. Never keep defective electrical components. Never keep anything with a dangerous crack or flaw, unless you clearly mark the defect or better, destroy that section.

Sail Delmarva: Dumpster Diving and Thrift Stores--Going Green

And never install anything that isn't functionally as good as new. It's just a waste of time and leads to a junk boat. When you fix something, fix it BETTER.

[garyguss]

Guilty ! I have a large assortment of hardware items

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by smallboatlover

Just wondering how many sailors do what i do and save every little thing for sailing. even sometimes broken stuff. i come to realize it's easier to go through a box of sailing gear instead of a half hour to a store.

I don't keep ANYTHING broken, seldom even used fasteners. If they aren't slot head anythings, I will examine them to see if they can be buffed up like new on my buffing wheel but otherwise they go. I think I'm one of the few people who ever used the term "completely re-fastened" in reference to a fiberglass boat in a sales ad.

Now gear - different story. I am currently selling off everything I haven't used for twenty years. Everything newer I'm keeping "just in case".

Just to give you an idea of how bad I am though - the amount of surplus gear on board once swung the decision for me on buying a boat.

One thing I have found very effective over the years is, when buying fasteners, I always buy at least twice as many as I need. After a while you build up a nice supply on hand and don't have to go the the store for every last job.

[Sabreman]

If it's obsolete, it goes. If it's functional, it's still on the boat because it didn't need replacing.

When I buy fasteners, I too buy extras. When I remove something, I save the fasteners if they are in good shape. I have a box of loose hardware dating back to the 1970s and my father's boats, so I rarely need to buy something like a screw.

I have a used main and a used genoa and it's killing me me to have them sit in the attic. I think that I'll consign them at Bacons.

[SkywalkerII]

It's a sickness! Hard to part with anything. Genetic, I think. Medication might help. But first I have to admit there's a problem.

My name is Chris, and I'm a hoarder of sailboat junk.

Now for the next 11 steps!

[smallboatlover]

lol like right now ive started a small tub of stuff a little plastic tub. i have block, shacles, difrent blocks for down hauls, sheets, many difrent one, Aslo running rigging extras. i updated all my hardware on my current boat so i put all the stuff i took off in a bin. needed new stuff for the boat didn't like the old stuff.

[Minnewaska]

I have some disorder with pumps. I swear I can/will rebuild them. I install a new pump when the old fails/leaks, bring the failed pump home and order the rebuild kit. It then sits there until I accept that the old pump isn't worth rebuilding.

[celenoglu]

I used to keep a good amount of spares on board. Anything from engine parts to whatever is needed. I had a lot of pnd the problems while curuising and the parts I kept were not the needed ones. Now I keep nothing on the boat. It is much easier to buy what is necessary when you need it.