Rusty boat tools

[3boys]

I vacuum pack them. If I use them they are clean and dry and I repack them when done. Bags are cheap. Good tools are not.

[Skillet]

Ask skillet, must have a method.  And by the way it is sometimes sage flavored smoke or smoked evergreen, kinda of like a 24/7 traeger with bad pellets

@Skillet

The motto on the Diamond Lil is:
"In Rust We Trust"

Nothing else is as certain in life as boat tools that you actually use getting a rust patina on them.  Not even taxes.

[Skillet]

I vacuum pack them. If I use them they are clean and dry and I repack them when done. Bags are cheap. Good tools are not.

This would work for most situations.  I'm into my toolbag so often it resides unzipped in the main cabin.

Modified to add an actual bit of my technique-
If I am working with tools and they get saltwater on them, I rinse them thoroughly in the galley sink and then put them on a rack on the diesel stove to dry. Then a tiny shot of CorrosionX in the moving parts, and back in the bag they go.
I long ago gave up trying to keep the surface from rusting.  A nice rust patina from the salt air  on the handle provides a nice grip 

[Stein]

Ask skillet, must have a method.  And by the way it is sometimes sage flavored smoke or smoked evergreen, kinda of like a 24/7 traeger with bad pellets

@Skillet

The motto on the Diamond Lil is:
"In Rust We Trust"

Nothing else is as certain in life as boat tools that you actually use getting a rust patina on them.  Not even taxes.

So true.  I don't mind a bit of rust on screwdrivers and the hammer, but it doesn't help when the crescent wrench seizes up.  It also doesn't help that I have to throw them away which really chaps me and thus I head to Harbor Freight for replacements from China that rust on the way home.  Vac packing is a great idea for a set of last resort tools with the rest in a box with the magic rust inhibitor strip from Amazon.

[scotsman]

Get some ‘Boeshield’. Boeing makes this stuff (or has it made to their spec) as an anti - corrosive and lubricant. Works great, better than wd40 and isnt as slippery after it dries.

[Crunchy]

In Alaska old rusted tools get turned into fishing weights or jigs.

[Brushcrawler]

A little WD40 and every time I buy something with those little silica gel packs they get stuffed into the bottom of toolboxes, tackle boxes, ziplocks with metal parts, etc. it’s amazing how many of those little packs are floating around in all my gear after a few years of doing this. They seem to help with ‘casual’ moisture at least.