Pro-Tips - Choosing the best value Refit tools - Free advice to anyone starting out.

[@kankama1]

Loved that video - just sent some money. The first time I have ever done this. A great video that will save anyone time and money. Now off to buy some attachments for the multi tool.

[@waterboy8999]

Great video George, and no, its not too long. Glad you enjoyed the shortbread, it does go very well with tea.

[@christinevagabonde]

Thank you very much for this vidéo It so good when we use good tools It is not too long, "il faut ce qu'il faut" en Francais.The refit is full of details when you want to be efficient. Your videos are.

[@petrospapapanagiotou]

😂😂😂 @27:26 "well, this is probably going to break now" At that moment, I was thinking exactly the same thing (but hope that won't be the case). What a great video! Great informations, great timing and a substantial shopping list for us to choose from for our Christmas "treat"! Thank you George

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks. If it did break I’d be ordering the same again and give this a very somber burial and wake. The king is dead, long live the king!

[@kbbarton1]

For an upcoming video, I'd be really interested in one that is about diesel heaters.

[@somyrab]

Can’t be too long it’s all good relevant and accurate information.

[@Sp3ktral22]

That is one helluva shopping list. Great video, speaking truth to power.. tools.

[@kristiansizemore3098]

I like that Bosch drill, looks handy. I'm a marine tech in the States. Reciprocating tool is a very useful tool.

[@RefitandSail]

It sure is!

[@ulrich2441]

Very useful indeed ! The choice of tools and brands is huge and having solid recommendations of what works in the practical world is very helpful - thank you for sharing your thoughts and sound insights!

[@DCGULL01]

George, a timely & well chosen lists! Good on ya, mate! I love watching your refit videos- just the right amount of showing/doing, with a great moving explanation of issues, concerns, variables... Well done channel.

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks. Wanted to do this in time for Christmas

[@sailinggizmo]

We find that a brass drift, a few different hammers and a set of drifts and punches are valuable tools. We also *Love* our mini Milwaukee shop vac forcleanup and minimizing dust. Cool channel!

[@RefitandSail]

Yes very handy… shop/work vac essential too but I could not cover everything in one video without it being two hours long and already get told my vids are too long. Thanks for the comment 😊

[@sailinggizmo]

@@RefitandSail Cut, cut, cut, then cut some more. There still ends up being a ton of footage :)

[@francisswallow88]

Just watched your tool video and I thought it was great and combined with you install videos showing their use I think will be of great deal of help for all those starting or already carrying out work on a yacht or boat. Have a great xmas and peaceful new year.

[@RefitandSail]

Thanks very much, I appreciate the comment. All the best!

[@_instabil]

Love your channel and the way you present it. The butler in your logo should wear a cap.

[@RefitandSail]

Haha, you are probably right!

[@goodq]

Someone needs to make a remix of George saying Makita 😅 😅 😅 Thank you for the awesome and always amazingly useful video as always ❤

[@RefitandSail]

Haha. I could do an hour or outtakes for each video 😂

[@mikkom8057]

9031 Makita user here, i can recommend it also. It really is a seriously tough sander, even carbon dust has not killed it in 10 years of boatbulding

[@RefitandSail]

Totally agree. Well worth the cost for a quality and useful tool.

[@TheStefvan]

Im at the back end of a big refit and wish I'd seen some of your videos earlier ! Id be very interested to see how you carry your tools around, and how you organise them, how you get them on to boats, transport them and so on, Ive ended up with some "spare" supermarket shopping trays, like the shopping delivery guys use, that you can just about carry, that stack on top of each other, are very tough, but its not ideal and smaller tools get lost at the bottom, I also have one of those traditional cantilevered metal tool boxes, but again, tools get lost in the bottom and that ends up extremely heavy

[@RefitandSail]

I use large plastic boxes in the van for large tools and boxes for other stuff (like a vaast collection of different grades of sanding disks) but smaller tools are all kept in a tool bag, more like a briefcase that has lots of holders for all the different items and a larger section in the middle for larger things like hammers, etc. the tool bag is heavy but keeps me fit!

[@TheStefvan]

Thanks for the info George

[@Franco.Zanchi]

About the vacuum cleaner, I got an expensive cleaner certified for class M dust( I have a Bosch but from any tool brand it's the same) and it's lasting me for about 10 years now. It sanded a lot of boats so that might be a good investment. Classic wet& dry cleaners won't last very long. Also, Metabo makes those Mirka sanders, so they tend to be a bit cheaper in green colour. Don't know if Metabo sells in UK.

[@FanFilipino]

Hi mate check out the dewalt cordless multi tool it’s a beast, love the vids keep it up🎉

[@Swan441]

Really enjoy your videos, very informative and well made. You mentioned that you ere removing treadmaster off your Westerly, what are you thinking to replace it with? I have a teak deck that is 44 years old and hanging on by a thread and I was thinking about treadmaster. Keep up the good work.

[@RoryL83]

Great video! Thanks! I just bought my first sailboat and I'm wondering if I should buy 12v, 18v or plug in tools. What do you suggest?

[@RefitandSail]

Cordless (battery) tools are so good these days that I would go for that unless there is a particular job that you know is going to take time and eat batteries. For example I will Stick with my plug-in hull polishing machine as it will run all day plugged in no issues but I would need a lot of batteries to polish all day. But most jobs don’t need that.

[@knickebien1966]

Dust can be blown out of the motors and bearings with compressed air. May have to disassemble to get it all out. You can wait till the tools starts to whine or preventatively blow down your equipment daily/weekly etc.

[@RefitandSail]

Yes that’s true, I often put the vacuum nozzle right up to the air vents on tools to suck out the worst of any dust that helps but disassembling and cleaning would be the best solution but takes time. Some tools/motors seem much more tolerant of dust that others… tends to be the more expensive “pro” tools that last much longer.

[@athertop]

George, what do you reckon to the Bosch Professional GPO 14 CE polisher? Need to get a polisher and have always bought makita kit (18v), but I need to get a polisher which means mains powered, so I don't have the brand limitations that a battery system imposes. I looked at Makita, De Walt initially but the Bosch polisher is looking good as 0.5kg lighter and slightly more power. Just don't have experience with Bosch kit so looking for recommendations. Cheers all, Paul

[@RefitandSail]

I have only had good experiences with Bosch professional range of tools so far

[@paulharrison7914]

I think it's called a power file rather than a belt sander (which has a much bigger belt).

[@RefitandSail]

Maybe, I’ll still keep calling it a mini belt sander though… old dog new tricks. At some point I’ll pronounce Makita properly… maybe…

[@christinevagabonde]

I wanted to order the grinder bits but the link is Amazon UK. As I'm in France, I'm going to use Amazon France to avoid the customs charges. Sorry

[@zero_to_sailor]

Can you cut GRP with the oscillating multi tool?

[@RefitandSail]

Absolutely! But use a metal cutting rather than a wood cutting blade. Also watch out for heat build-up that blunts the saw quickly.

[@zero_to_sailor]

Thank you for answering! Good to know

[@Beba-qv3db]

I really appreciate your videos but they are sometimes too long. This one is the best example of one . If you wants wider audience I would create them shorter. To much introduction talking ...Anyway ,thank you for your help.