D130 (latest one) Sail Drive emergency engine spares on board

[Ripster]

Thought I would just check what emergency spares the seasoned users of these engines carried aboard. From Powerboat days I have all sort of jub clips, bits of wire and pipe, sealants, tape, tools, leads and all, but specific spares:

Top up oil(s)
Alt belt
Impeller kit
Fuel pre filt (x2)
Fuel filter (x2)

Anything else?

What is the most common thing to stop one at sea apart from a prop foul or the dreaded bug?

 

[oldsaltoz]

Thought I would just check what emergency spares the seasoned users of these engines carried aboard. From Powerboat days I have all sort of jub clips, bits of wire and pipe, sealants, tape, tools, leads and all, but specific spares:

Top up oil(s)
Alt belt
Impeller kit
Fuel pre filt (x2)
Fuel filter (x2)

Anything else?

What is the most common thing to stop one at sea apart from a prop foul or the dreaded bug?

I would carry at least 3 or 4 sets of filters, your going to use them at some stage anyway.

Hoses, purchase lengths if possible and have at least one spare for each moulded or special shaped hose and spare clips.

A half decent tool kit, Battery hydrometer, Multi meter, something that will cut away the rig in an emergency, Spare fuel and water stored in other than the main tank, spare bilge pump or a hand operated one fitted in the cockpit, and he list goes on.

Good luck and fair winds.

 

[DogWatch]

I don't think you need to carry moulded hoses, you just need a long length to enable a jury repair on passage.

Do you have the starter handle, if not I would deffo try to get hold of one, saily boats tend to let the battery run down more often than power boat types I would suggest.

I also carry a can of easy start, yes yes I know, I will birch myself later. Never had to use it (must check it as it is about 10 yrs old now), but come the night I need to get a duff engine running I would feed it whiskey if it would get it going.

 

[Bosun Higgs]

What is the most common thing to stop one at sea apart from a prop foul or the dreaded bug?

Just once I lost the belt that ran the raw water pump on my Yanmar. And its such a small one that a car spares shop could not help. But mostly you dont get problems on modern diesel engines if they are looked after.

But you need to change you way of thought. There is absolutely nothing you can do under engine that you cant do under sail - even reverse the boat. So on the few occasions I have had engine problems ( all bar the above were the bug) I have sailed out of it. Two means of propulsion is why sailing yachts are safer than mobos. And most sailing boats are faster under sail than engine anyway.

What I would recommend you do as a convert to sail is to chose a nice day with light winds and try close quarter manoeuvres under sail alone - picking up a buoy, coming alongside a pontoon, anchoring etc. If necessary, take a course to learn to do just that - you'll be surprised how much satisfaction and confidence you will get out of these skills. I learned them by accident thanks to an unreliable Honda outboard in my first boat.

Trying to do running engine repairs head down in a seaway is far less fun than sailing into a harbour or marina with a dead engine.

 

[Ripster]

Many thanks for the advice and comments so far - appreciated

 

[bigwow]

I have at least 5yrs supply of saildrive and folding prop anodes as they seem to go up in price every year!