Are you confused by all the recommendations for personal safety sailing gear? Their personal equipment must be compact, stand on a belt or pocket his sails and waterproof pants. Keep these five tools on your person, no matter where you choose to navigate.
1 Marlin Spike Knife Sailing
Choose a knife with a stainless steel or completely straight toothed (serrated) knife. Choose a 4 "folding knife blade and 4" -6 "for straight blades.
The knives are better marinewith a marlin spike - a sharp, metal point, coupled with the knife with a zipper. Buy a Marlinspike in a separate envelope, if you want to use a straight blade. Use the three-axis junction marlin spike nylon rope, locked, or open shackle pins.
2 Pliers
You know the aggravation of trying to get a handle to an anchor shackle, screw head, or a tube. Insert the needle-nose! Are now equipped with a pair of comfortable non-slip grips, a wire cutter near the hinge. Use them toTighten or loosen bolts shackle, cut wires, plugs or change in the sail rigging.
3 Mini Night Light Lens
Looking for a light small enough to fit in the palm or your hand. The best thing for boating with a knob at the end of the cylinder for the click-click-offs are used. It takes a snap-in holster and wear lenses (red or blue).
Use your test light during the day for the engine or bilges is in dark rooms. Place the colored lenses after sunsetProtect your night vision.
Be sure to wear a full set of spare batteries. If your mini-light uses AAA batteries, push them into a large plastic, cylindrical bottle prescription. If it uses AA batteries, store them in a plastic soap dish and cover with a couple of rubber bands.
4 Hand Compass
That master of the mini-sleeve looks like a hockey puck rubber coated with a cord around his neck. There is a magnetic compass only made for the yachtsman. These adapters arefilled with heavy liquid to keep the wind rose from sticking to the sides.
Use it to find your place or change your compass wheel. Enter this valuable tool for navigating a permanent place in your toolkit navigation sails.
Line 5 small strips of canvas or
Do you need another line, the jib on the arteries or an additional bond sail wrapped a whip? It appears that you do not have enough short pieces of the hand line.
Carry four or five 18 "-24" piecesThe small strip of Dacron line or in a pocket. In a pinch, you are without having to use a sail locker for more tie-downs are ready to dig.
Sailing as skipper, you have to be ready with the best security tools in your navigation area. This list will allow you to begin to select the best equipment on the market, so you and your sailing crew safe and sound.
