>… What the hell do you need a cordless drill living on your boat for?
Ever since cordless drill batteries size and performance became reasonably useful (mid-80’s?) I carry one on any trip longer than a day sail and especially offshore. Used for repairs, both drilling holes and removing/installing fasteners they earn their keep. If you purchase L-Ion batteries and travel with your equipment, the US airlines are now restricting L-Ion batteries to carry on, not to be in checked luggage. This includes spare cell phone and laptop batteries. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Stevan Plavsa Subject: Re: Stus-List 12 volt cordless drill Speaking for myself I bought the ryobi because I saw the deal and I'm on a wet mooring. Rowing my tools out kinda sucks to be honest so I keep a set on board. Also, time is money right? Inevitably I forget to bring something. If it's all on board I'm good. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Graham Collins via CnC-List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: OK, I've got to ask. I love tool as much as the next guy, maybe more (ask me how many saws I own). What the hell do you need a cordless drill living on your boat for? All season? When I'm working on the boat I will bring whatever drill is appropriate (the corded right angle drill is actually a favorite), I will take it home when done. It isn't like I'm off cruising for a week and suddenly it occurs to me that I should install some new deck hardware. And if it did I've got an old school hand drill that will do a few holes quite easily. I will admit, after being this sanctimonious, that I do have a 260 piece socket set on board. And yes, I only use 5 sockets from it. :-) Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 On 2015-06-16 6:01 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List wrote: I got my ryobi L-ion set on sale for I think $60CND.... two batteries, driver and drill. I keep that stuff on the boat and bring a battery home every now and then for a charge. At home I use a Bosch set that's proven to be very reliable, lots of use over four years including lots of masonry (hammer) and even work on the car with the driver. Ten years ago they would have likely been nicad batteries and those really did suck. The current gen of lithium ion powered stuff is great as far as I can tell. Steve Suhana, C&C32 Toronto
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