Other Tools & Toolkits

The toolkit is part of the boat's safety equipment - most problems afloat are fixable if you can reach for the right tool. This collection covers the hand tools that earn a place aboard: locking pliers, hacksaws, work knives, sanding blocks and abrasives, wire brushes, telescopic magnetic pick-up tools for the bolt that always drops into the bilge, and specialist kit like the Tercoo rotating blaster for stripping antifoul and rust.

Boat tools live a harder life than workshop tools, so a little routine matters: keep them in a dry box or roll with a corrosion-inhibiting spray, wipe them after use, and duplicate the essentials rather than raiding the home toolbox every spring. A magnetic pick-up and a decent work light save more knuckles than any other pound spent.