I have decided to simplify my onboard tool collection. Has anyone inventoried what wrenches and sockets are need to service a Ford Lehman? If not I am going to do it and will  post the list when I finished. Oliver Moore And that's a worthy goal. But, I'm curious where you're going to draw the line(s). When you say "service" does that include changing the fuel lift pump and the special wobble socket for that rear bolt? And the fuel line wrenches for the pipes on it and the injectors? Does service include occasionally taking the oil pan drain plug out to get that last bit of sludgy retain? Does it include the 15/16" wrench for turning the engine over by hand using the damper pulley nut? The feeler gauges for valve adjustment? The breaker bar for taking the flywheel off to get broken damper plate springs out from behind? Easy outs for broken mixing elbow bolts? And the drill motor for drilling them?  Does "service a Ford Lehman" include the transmission? Tools for adjusting the shaft packing gland? Rebuilding the heads? Clearing a clogged drain or P trap? Changing the propeller? Do you live close enough to your boat to "run home" to get a tool you forgot for routine work? What will you do if something breaks out at a mooring?  Everyone has a different level of ability and confidence in working on their vessel. What may be a comfortable number of tools for some, will be woefully inadequate for others. (and for the record I have replaced a damper pulley away from home using tools and the spare part, carried on board. I have changed injectors and fuel pump using the tools I carry on board. And I do occasionally boat in places where you may not see another boat for days in SE Alaska.) I look forward to seeing the list you make. Ken

I once found a gland nut spanner at the intersection of 59th Ave and Greenway in Phoenix Arizona. My nearly new wife wondered about my satisfaction. Forty years on I used it for the packing nuts on Further, the GB42 #129 we spent five years as liveaboards. So, as far as choosing which tools to throw overboard, I would have sets available for site specific use without too much concern for duplicates. Screwdrivers are the zucchini of a toolbox so the old admonition not to use a screwdriver for anything else than screws gives way to fids, abalone, anything subject to pointy objects, or even toothpicks. A small crescent wrench beats any leatherman but I digress. The pricey stuff is each captain’s white whale. I do remember searching for a bevel guage I forgot was in storage. Simple stuff. If you can’t clean them in a day you may have too many. On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 9:41 AM Ken Buck via Trawlers-and-Trawlering < trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > > I have decided to simplify my onboard tool collection. Has anyone > inventoried what wrenches and sockets are need to service a Ford Lehman? > If not I am going to do it and will post the list when I finished. > Oliver Moore > > And that's a worthy goal. But, I'm curious where you're going to draw the > line(s). When you say "service" does that include changing the fuel lift > pump and the special wobble socket for that rear bolt? And the fuel line > wrenches for the pipes on it and the injectors? Does service include > occasionally taking the oil pan drain plug out to get that last bit of > sludgy retain? Does it include the 15/16" wrench for turning the engine > over by hand using the damper pulley nut? The feeler gauges for valve > adjustment? The breaker bar for taking the flywheel off to get broken > damper plate springs out from behind? Easy outs for broken mixing elbow > bolts? And the drill motor for drilling them? > > Does "service a Ford Lehman" include the transmission? Tools for adjusting > the shaft packing gland? Rebuilding the heads? Clearing a clogged drain or > P trap? Changing the propeller? Do you live close enough to your boat to > "run home" to get a tool you forgot for routine work? What will you do if > something breaks out at a mooring? > > Everyone has a different level of ability and confidence in working on > their vessel. What may be a comfortable number of tools for some, will be > woefully inadequate for others. (and for the record I have replaced a > damper pulley away from home using tools and the spare part, carried on > board. I have changed injectors and fuel pump using the tools I carry on > board. And I do occasionally boat in places where you may not see another > boat for days in SE Alaska.) I look forward to seeing the list you make. > > Ken > > To access the T&T List archives, go to > https://lists.trawlering.com/empathy/list/trawlers.lists.trawlering.com > To unsubscribe, send email to trawlers-leave@lists.trawlering.com with > nothing in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World Productions. > Unauthorized use is prohibited. -- Tom M Theobald Anchored Payson AZ

We agree, might as well get rid of those not needed; in our case we finally got down to around 14 tool boxes. *Rudy & Jill Sechez * *BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler * *850-832-7748 * *www.trawlertrainingabc.com <http://www.trawlertrainingabc.com> * Carolina Bch NC northbound

My experience indicates that the tool required will be the one that I left at the dock. randy (currently boatless) Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Rudy Sechez <rudysechez@gmail.com> wrote: > > We agree, might as well get rid of those not needed; in our case we finally > got down to around 14 tool boxes. > > *Rudy & Jill Sechez * > *BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler * > *850-832-7748 * > *www.trawlertrainingabc.com <http://www.trawlertrainingabc.com> * > Carolina Bch NC northbound > > To access the T&T List archives, go to https://lists.trawlering.com/empathy/list/trawlers.lists.trawlering.com > To unsubscribe, send email to trawlers-leave@lists.trawlering.com with nothing in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.