Engine Spares For Remote Cruising

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by wrwakefield

DH,

Reading through this thread it looks like most everything has been covered. [I mentally compared against our own 8 page (single spaced) list of spares- but isolating it to engine only considerations as you asked...]

One area- which you may already have covered- is back-up systems for critical fluid flow to the engine. [fuel and raw water]

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Best wishes with your impending journey.

Cheers! Bill

I don't have a permanent system set up but have been caught out with no working water pump">raw water pump.

Sorted by running garden hose from raw water strainer to shower sump pump (Jabsco) in the aft head and then back to the ( impeller-less) raw water pump on the engine... worked good... ran the engine for 7 continuous days... ( long story).

[Cadence]

Sounds like it is getting to hauling around a spear boat. Your original list, looked good.

[Hobiehobie]

Absolutely vital. Spare bleed screw for pump!

[blueazimuth]

Take spares for spares ...

[chuckr]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. Please keep them coming.

forgot one thing - not sure how you raise the anchor but we have a windlass cord - take a spare as ours failed and had to raise the anchor by hand and had 100' out -

[zeehag]

spare fuel pumps so you donot have to go 300 miles before repairing or installing one when yours dies in mid of no where....

[ArmyDaveNY]

I didn't see a fuel pump or parts for a fuel pump. My apologizes if I missed this in the comments.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by ArmyDaveNY

I didn't see a fuel pump or parts for a fuel pump. My apologizes if I missed this in the comments.

Yana 4JHs don't have lift pumps - built into injection pump. I do have spare lift pump for generator.

[zboss]

Originally Posted by Pete7

A broken key in the ignition lock can really wreck your day. How about a spare lock:

Spare preheat button and ignition button.

[ArmyDaveNY]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

Yana 4JHs don't have lift pumps - built into injection pump. I do have spare lift pump for generator.

Learn something new every day!! Thanks for the info.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

Yana 4JHs don't have lift pumps - built into injection pump. I do have spare lift pump for generator.

It may be a stupid question? Do injector pumps not go bad on occasion.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by zboss

Spare preheat button and ignition button.

I have a box of generic electrical parts including momentary switches, relays, lots of wire, connectors, etc. I have a substantial electrical and electronics kit on board. I even have diodes, resistors, NMEA2000 network components, etc. etc. etc.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by Cadence

It may be a stupid question? Do injector pumps not go bad on occasion.

You're kind of stuffed if they do. But a spare one costs thousands. I don't know anyone who carries one.

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by zboss

Spare preheat button and ignition button.

Or a spare piece of wire

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by chuckr

forgot one thing - not sure how you raise the anchor but we have a windlass cord - take a spare as ours failed and had to raise the anchor by hand and had 100' out -

I've had two or three windlass handsets fail, and always in the middle of a cruise Bloody things. I just replaced one and don't think I'll carry spare; I can use generic switches in a pinch.

I am half tempted to carry a spare windlass motor and gearbox -- I've had one of those fail, too, and it would be really bad to be without that -- we will be anchoring most of the time and in deep water, and 100 meters of 12mm chain weighs 330kg (!). That would truly suck to have to pull that up by hand.