Back Creek Yacht Club

At the Memorial Day Weekend cruise to Maryland Yacht Club (May 2010), BACKYAKKERS enjoyed a “Toys, Tools & Gadgets” show-and-tell.

Here are the items presented:

• Amazing Fly Gun (John Loving)
• Kills flies instantly
• Amazingflygun.com
• $6.95 incl shipping

• Canvas water bag with weights inside (Peter Holzinger)
• Dip overboard to gather water
• Make it yourself

• Impeller Puller (Richard Sanger)
• Removes engine or genset impellers easily
• http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=8588

• Squeeze wrench (Richard Sanger)
• Tighten bolts in tight spaces
• http://www.crutchfield.com/p_180SQR200A/Spec-Tools-SQR-200a-Squeeze-Wrench.html?tp=990

• Wire stripper (Richard Sanger)
• One-handed wire stripping
• http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Wire-Stripper-with-Cutter/dp/B0002KR95W

• Digital multi-meter (Richard Sanger)
• http://www.shopperschoice.com/item_name_Electronic-Specialties-Mini-Digital-Multimeter_item_371487.html?source=gan

• AB Roller (Richard Sanger)
• Turn your ‘keg’ abs into a ‘6 pack’
• http://www.amazon.com/Sunny-Health-Fitness-Roller-Slide/dp/B0016BNDUQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1275398402&sr=8-2

• Defibrillator (Richard Sanger)
• http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Defibrillators/Standard-Carry-Case/ID=prod1491248-product?V=G&ec=frgl_&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku1491237

• Knife Thru the Head (JJ Sullivan)
• JJ bought his in Oregon from a street vendor; others are available online.
• http://www.lightinthebox.com/Halloween-Prop-Knife-Through-Head--SZWS143-_p28874.html

• Monkey Butt Powder (Guy Collins)
• Ease the discomfort of sitting too long
• Johnson & Johnson
• Available at drug stores

• Solid Grip Liner Powder (Guy Collins)
• Keeps laptops, dishes, glasses, etc from sliding around.
• http://housewares.hardwarestore.com/37-188-shelf-and-drawer-liners/magic-cover-extra-grip-liner-114349.aspx

• Soda Stream (Maddie Yates)
• Make your own soda
• http://www.sodastreamusa.com/?gclid=CKadtJeA_6ECFaEN5QodGzD8Ew

• Hot Knife (Colin Soucy)
• Cuts through teak deck seams like butter
• http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|10918|311440|14547&id=14548

• Rubber Mallet (John Yates)
• Great for smacking bags of ice, stuck thru hulls, etc.
• Commonly called a “kalapacs”

• Ice orb (Pat Edmunds)
• Keeps wine bottles or hors d’ oeuvres cold
• http://www.fusionbrands.com/iceorb

• Pasta Cooker for Microwave (Pat Edmunds)
• http://www.fastapastacooker.com/

• TruPlug Foam Plugs for “Holes in Boats” (John Oberright)
• Fits any size hole
• Alternates as a Madonna costume
• http://www.defender.com/realproduct.jsp?path=-1%7C135%7C1394424&id=1394372

• Knot-a-Bag Continuous Bags (Pam Loving)
• Makes a bag of any length
• http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=11051&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10115&subdeptNum=10715&classNum=11218

• Infrared Temperature Gun (Ted Edmunds)
• ‘shoots’ temperature of anything
• http://www.thefind.com/family/info-infrared-temperature-gun

• Snap Puller (Ted Edmunds)
• Easily pops snaps off canvas covers
• http://www.savvyboater.com/p-52-top-snapper-canvas-snap-tool.aspx

• Headlight (Ted Edmunds)
• Hands-free light for tight spaces
• Home Depot

• Electric Ratcheting Screwdriver (Ted Edmunds)
• http://www.cpomakita.com/drivers_and_fasteners/screwdrivers/df010dse.html

• Air-conditioning ‘Blow Out” Hose (Ted Edmunds)
• Connects to the inlet side of A/C to blow out gunk

• Wine bottle protection (Karen Kranzer)
• Use champagne bottle packing to store wine bottles
• Pick up used ones at liquor store

• Wine Aerator (Karen Kranzer)
• Use a mini whisk to aerate wine in the glass
• http://factorydirectcraft.com/catalog/products/2026_2053_1461-7351-7_mini_kitchen_wire_whisk.html

• “Cadie Perfect” Ice Cube Bag (Karen Kranzer)
• I cube bags make perfect, uniform sized cubes. Each bag makes 24 easy to release cubes. Each package contains 10 bags.
• http://cadie.jensco.com/food_prep/u154.html

• Rubber Stopper for Flag Holder (Bill Kranzer)
• When you remove your American Flag from its holder, does the hold fill up with water?
• Use a rubber sink stopper to cover the hole!

• Refrig Door Hold Opener (Wally Stone)
• Self-made teak ‘stick’ to hold refrig door open when you are not on the boat

• Burgee Cover (Wally Stone)
• Self-made canvas (Sunbrella) cover for powerboat bow burgee

• Battery Operated Pencil (Wally Stone)
• High Tech solution to a low tech problem!

• Kayak Paddle Float (Cheryl Goldberg)
• Inflatable float to make your kayak paddle into an outrigger for assistance in getting back on your kayak
• http://www.amazon.com/Seattle-Sports-Paddle-Float/dp/B001D4OT5E

• Bilge Pump/Water Canon (Cheryl Goldberg)
• Pumps water out of kayak and also shoots water at pirates!
• http://www.campmor.com/kayak-bilge-pump.shtml?source=GAN&cm_mmc=GAN-_-Google%20Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Primary-_-

• Boat Trash Compactor (Gail Higginbotham)
• Manually compacts trash
• Available at West Marine

• LED Lights (Gail Higginbotham)
• Stick-on battery LED lights
• http://www.amazon.com/Ontel-SCN-MC12-Stick-Click-Lights/dp/B000J0NL8O

• Multi-use Scraper (Gail Higginbotham)
• Use Formica counter top samples as a scraper
• Also can be used to spread out the load while clamping materials together

• QuickStep Boat Step (Bonnie Hetzel)
• Makes it easy to board your boat
• http://www.doylemarine.com/?action=quickstepcat

• Leatherman Knock-off (Bill Falk)
• Alternative to the expensive Leatherman knife
• $14 at Lowes

• Red Thong (Bill Falk)
• Red thong Crocs (only wear with broken ankle)

• Bread Basket Trivet (Julianna Nedd)
• Quilted cloth trivet with corner ties which then turns it into a basket
• Self-make (or you can go to Africa and buy one!)