Strangely enough, until very recently, the US Coast Guard didn't see the utility in that toolworker's maxim.
That has now changed, at least for damage control, thanks to Machinery Technician 3d Class David L. Scribellito. Scribellito, tired of lugging damage control equipment around in a seabag which would have to be dumped onto the deck in order to find anything, decided to design something better. He did, and the Coast Guard likes it so much that they're patenting the design so that other ships in the fleet can use it.
Scribellito's shipmates even made a YouTube video demonstrating the new bag:
Bravo Zulu, Petty Officer Scribellito! Well Done!
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I want one of these.
Makes sense to have a folding bag which showcases the presence of each tool.
No doubt there will be a big price for this bit of baggage.
Since you're a boat bum, you should be able to find someone in a marina with a sailmaker's sewing machine, just do a screenshot of that bag and take it to the sailmaker, along with materials and a payment, either barter or hard cash, and have him run you one up. The Coast Guard bag, as the story indicates, will be patented, but that doesn't prevent people from doing similar work, and it's not as if you plan to mass-market it.
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