We are trying to put together a sensible list of engine spares for a Pacific crossing. The engine is a Yanmar 4JH4AE with about 800hrs.
The boat is not huge so we need to find the right balance between safety and excess.
Our assumption is that you can ship anything anywhere if you are willing to wait long enough so we want to focus on stuff that is a) more likely to fail and b) can be fixed at sea.
Has anyone made such a list or can make recommendations?

Thanks a lot!

Graham
SV Leela
Bristol 38.8

Hi Brian,
I agree that buying pumps etc. not from the manufacturer can save a lot of money. But, I believe, you really have to know what you are doing. Often there are a number of variations on the same item. And one can find, as I did, that Westerbeke, when they send their raw water pump include a crucial elbow that does not come when you order the same pump from a generic supplier.
If purchasing in this manner, I even more strongly suggest swapping the equipment in a place where one has access to parts/help.
My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy