I was lucky enough to find a couple of Tupperware rectangular boxes that were a little smaller than a shoe box. They fit perfectly in either the starboard or port side cabin locker under the quarter berths. These boxes are water tight and after 7 years on a boat I have 0 rust on any of the tools. This past spring I took all the tools out and spread them out and sprayed them with WD-40, wiped them down and put them back in the box. I reduced the number of tools I needed going from a NS 27 to my current M17. I tried to do the same thing that Connie recommended. I went all over the boat fitting the right tool for evey fastener I could find. It was a nice way to go through a six-pack. I used another Tupperware box to put all my FirstAid stuff in. No more soggy bandaids. That's my 2 cents. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <openboatt@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 4:27 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: More newbie questions...Cruising storage solutions?
My 2 cents is use a bag rather than a hard box for tools. Outfits like Home Depot and Lowe's sell them pretty cheap. They are easy to stow and don't slide around like hard sided boxes. I keep a couple of those little plastic boxes with little compartments for stuff like cotter keys and rings and clevis pins and stuff. t
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