Essential Boat Maintenance Tools

Staying on top of boat maintenance is crucial to ensuring that your boat performs well whenever you need to use it. In order to maintain your boat at home, you’ll need to have the right tools. Here are some of the most important boat maintenance tools to put in your tool kit.

1. Multitool

Versatile and compact, a fold-up multitool will help you out of many jams. Look for a special marine multitool that has features like a rope cutter, bottle and can opener, blade, hex-nut wrench, zipper pull, paint scraper, and marlin spike.

2. Jumper Cables

If your boat engine’s battery dies, you can quickly get it juiced up again with the assistance of jumper cables. Make sure you invest in some that are high-quality.

3. Knife

In addition to the small blade on the multitool, having a full-sized stainless steel or titanium knife will be very handy. A nice, sharp blade can help you cut gaskets, trim knots, slice dock lines, trim nets, or cut rope.

4. Moisture Meter

A hygrometer measures how much humidity (moisture) is in the air, which can help you to determine whether you have a leak or a moisture problem that could result in mold or mildew build-up.

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