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Spare parts List
- dsolo
- First Mate
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- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
Name: La Belle ll - Location: Onekama, Michigan
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Spare parts List
My boating experience has been limited to day boating or one or two night trips. My previous boat was a 24' Searay Sundancer. It would be hard pressed to call it a overnight-er. Today we own a 405 MY and plan on spending summers cruising the Great Lakes. Being new to the boat, this summer we plan short trips from our home port. (Onekama, Michigan) We hope to get familiar with the boat and work out any maintenance issues it may have. There are limited maintenance records. The boat is a 1997, I know this is critical when considering spare parts,
This brings me to ask the forum for recommendations on what spares to carry on board. I am not use to having a vessel with the systems the 405 has. Any recommendations with explanation would be helpful. I have a list of systems below:
Power (gas, twin Crusaders) I have fuel filters, impellars on board now
Electrical/Electronics
generator
Pressurized Fresh Water
Sanitation systems
Air Conditioning
Anchorage
Thanks in advance for your help, I appreciated the knowledge and sharing the forum provides.
Dan
Vessel "LaBelle"
Portage Point Inn & Marina, Onekema, Mi
1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
- g36
- Admiral
- Posts: 1937
- Joined: April 7th, 2014, 6:07 pm
- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405
- Location: Soddy Daisy TN.
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Re: Spare parts List
Crusader xli
The Black Pearl
Soddy Daisy Tn.
- waybomb
- CYO Moderator
- Posts: 2404
- Joined: February 5th, 2013, 9:24 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Boston Whaler Rage15
1987 3697 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar 46 Kevlar Vee offshore
1969 15' Glasspar / 1967 Johnson Electromatic 85
1996 Boston Whaler Rage 15 - Location: Saint Joseph,Mi
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Re: Spare parts List
Other than that, duct tape, wire ties, an assortment of tapered wooden plugs, an assortment of all stainless steel hose clamps, shop towels.
And tools.
Fred
1969 Glaspar Avalon /1969 Johnson Electromatic 85
1987 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar Kevlar 46' with triple blown 572 ci
1995 Boston Whaler Rage
Past - 1988 2807, 1989 4207 Aft
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- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
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Re: Spare parts List
That being said, I always carry four spare fuel filters and an impeller for each engine and the genny. Due to a through hull transducer coming loose and almost sinking my boat about twenty years ago, and being 65 miles off shore when a friends boat dropped a rudder into 2500 feet of water, I carry various sized wood bung plugs and a mallet. Haven't ever used them and hope never to (we did use his, saved our lives most likely, definitely saved the boat).
Other than that, a good multi meter, misc wire and connectors, misc hose pieces, oil, anti freeze, tranny fluid and some basic hand tools including a good flashlight.
If you run long cruises with great distances between ports, you could add a thousand pounds and a couple thousand dollars of spare parts pretty quickly.
Tom
- Lyndon670
- Admiral
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Volvo TAMD74EDC - Location: Georgian Bay
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Re: Spare parts List
Spare hoses are a must for me to carry in the "belt box". I went to Napa and got 2 universal hoses that matched the ID of my main cooling hoses to the water pump. Duck tape - you can do an emergency repair with duck tape on almost anything. I also carry a tube of Sikaflex and a piece of starboard - Sikaflex cures underwater and you could fix a hull breach from the outside in should you need to in an emergency.
With twin engines, you have redundancy to get you home. The only thing that would put you in the true meaning of "peril" would be things like running gear (preventable for the MOST part), and hull breaches. Get back to your slip (a slip) and fix your boat properly and in the safety of you moorage.
2000 Carver 506
FOXY JOE
Volvo 7.4TAMD
Queens Cove Marina
Georgian Bay, Ontario
- dsolo
- First Mate
- Posts: 193
- Joined: October 24th, 2016, 2:56 am
- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
Name: La Belle ll - Location: Onekama, Michigan
- Has thanked: 68 times
- Been thanked: 25 times
Re: Spare parts List
Vessel "LaBelle"
Portage Point Inn & Marina, Onekema, Mi
1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
- dsolo
- First Mate
- Posts: 193
- Joined: October 24th, 2016, 2:56 am
- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
Name: La Belle ll - Location: Onekama, Michigan
- Has thanked: 68 times
- Been thanked: 25 times
Re: Spare parts List
Dan
Vessel "LaBelle"
Portage Point Inn & Marina, Onekema, Mi
1997 Carver 405 MY
454 EFI Crusaders
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- CYO Supporter
- Posts: 2290
- Joined: March 28th, 2016, 10:52 pm
- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
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Re: Spare parts List
You can't be prepared for everything without your water line being about a foot below where it should be. Just make certain you have everything you need to keep you and your crew safe. Anything other than the persons aboard can be repaired or replaced later.
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