spare parts

[Jared1048]

What do people usually do...

1. waiting until original part breaks or goes out (granted if it fails its not going to cause more damage)

2. installing new part and moth balling the old.

Going with number 2 I'd be worried about the part breaking due to its already warn state and storage pushing it over the edge.


Thanks!
-Jared

 

[juslookin]

Expendable parts

Expendable or normal wear items should be changed regularly, and before they fail. Items such as the raw water impeller, alternator and water pump belts, and the cooling hoses, should be on a regular inspection, replacement schedule. This just makes sense to me, and is not overly costly. I never leave an impeller without changing more than two years, and every year if the boat gets used a lot. Keep at least one of each as a spare, and if in good condition, the ones you replace can be kept as spares. As for the more non expendable items, I think it depends upon where you cruise and for how long. And there is no reason to carry spares, if you are not capable of changing them out.

 

[RAD]

When replacing the impeller I take the old and store it and I have a brand new one always cause mine such a pain to get to I'll put the new one in, as for other parts some old,some new I have one of every hose,belt,alternator,starter,engine water pump,thermostat,filters & fresh water pump......these items won't go bad and take up little space.....putting an old alternator or fresh water pump will get me home and then I can replace with a new item

 

[higgs]

It depends on the part and the engine. I always keep new fuel filters and a back up impeller. Not a bad idea to keep an alternater belt and some Tommy Tape for hose repairs. I also have a small collection of spare hoses handy.

 

[Benny17441]

They way I do it is a little different but I guess is predicated on the degree of dificulty to replace an item. When I'm close to home and mainly daisiling or weekending I will strech out the use of working parts. If something is more difficult or impossible to repair underway I will take care of it at the dock. Now when I'm planning a trip I will go ahead I replace all the items that I may been streching from before. Tp me there is no sense in saving the removed parts I just get rid of them and restock the spare items. Whenever you perform a maintenance routine or replace a part there is a risk that something else will break or fail as a result of being tampered with so there is something to be said about "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" but if you are going on a trip you have to forego caution and get the boat as ready as possible. A one hour job on a boat can take anywhere from 1 hour to 6+ depending on how it goes. When I come back from a trip I usually get home with a list of things to do and I do go through that list as soon as possible so that the next time I go out I better the chances that I enjoy myself at the outing and don't end up having to fix something I knew was going to fail. So I guess I do both Strech and Attack depending on what my plans may be for the short term.