Got tools in your boat?

[BigBald]

I usually take a boat load of junior or high school aged students....it always helps the parents to have a good safety plan. I am also CPR certified.....every little bit helps. But, that's getting really off topic.

[mrese]

Derma bond is the most common brand out there.

[Socbum]

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[xlwater]

Dealer Perspective

The number one device that will save a day on the water is a battery pack. These can be bought for less than $50 and will start a boat if you run down the battery. They also run the boat if your battery fails completely or the battery cable clamps break and don't connect properly.
Second, would be an impeller and paper gasket. An impeller can be changed on the water relatively easily, of course you need a tool kit.
I always supply my customers with a spare o-ring for the raw water strainer as it is easy to lose when cleaning the screen.
A leatherman type tool probably covers most bases for small tightening of fasteners or cuttting loose a ski rope.
A prop puller and prop would certainly help, but nearly impossible to change in the water, so keeping in the car would be ok.
Steve

[Christopher-W.-Becker]

RE: Dealer Perspective

Thanks SocBum. Gots to remember this trick!

[OldFart]

Got tools for your boat?

Sounds like the family is back on the dock, yuk yuk!

[ScarletArrow]

RE: Got tools for your boat?

One year later, this is still a great thread.

[Rock_Toy]

Always keep tools in my boat. You never know where you are going to be and what you are going to need. Leatherman in the glovebox at all times.....can't tell you how many times I have used it. I also carry a spare prop and puller and balance shaft (don't ask - it doesn't take up that much space). One other thing that i always have and I've never seen on another ski boat is a battery booster pack. I use it to jump boats and it also has a cig outlet for air pumps, etc.

[AbunDiga909]

A set of allen-wrenches for the SkySki...

[Rick]

Thanks for recycling this thread. I would never leave the dock any more without a battery booster. I can't say how many times I have rescued myself and others with that simple $50 device. On top of that I carry a spare impeller screwdriver ans channel locks. Because I ski I perfer not to have a tool kit the size and weight of a fat-sac in the boat LOL!

[surroundsound64]

I keep enough stuff in there to change the impeller (along with a spare impeller), set the points, change and or clean the spark plugs, carb cleaner or starting fluid.

If I have recently worked on the boat, which is pretty much always, and I suspect that I might have the same problem, I'll keep the tools I used to fix whatever it was with me.

[efox]

You can change an impellar on the water? I always thought that would just allow water to come pouring into the boat!!! I have been keeping the battery pack...mostly because my 92 doesn't have a 12vt power outlet, but it has come in handy for other things. I keep only a leatherman and the little nut driver that fits all the hose clamps. Everything else and I take the boat out of the water.

[nautique95]

I keep a multi-bit screwdriver, needlenose pliers, cresent wrench, zip ties, and allen wrenches for the tower accessories, these have always gotten me by! I didn't think about a utility knife or leatherman though, good idea!! I should have after helping a husband and wife out one day when the wife ran over the rope!! After about 10 minutes of diving under the boat we untangled it out of the prop and they were on their way!
Oh, I just remembered, don't forget the tampons to plug any leak that may develop in the bottom of the boat like in that tampon commercial!! Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

[ag4ever]

To change an impeller in the water you just have to close the sea-**** (ok valve since c o c k is vulgar) for the fresh water intake.

[TylerO]

#@$@%@#$@#.....I didn't follow my own advice from a year ago. Lost an impeller this Sunday and the spare/tools were at home..... Number #1 rule around tools/parts on your boat is always take them so you won't need them!