Sailboat Spares & Equipment for Long Distance Cruising

Electrical Spares

Engine spares

• Air cleaner element;
• Alternator diode;
• Engine and gearbox oil;
• Gasket material and sealants;
• Penetrating oil in aerosol can;
• PTFE tape;
• Spare alternator; 
• Spare cooling water impellers and impeller replacement kits;
• Spare engine oil filters and primary and secondary fuel filters;
• Spare fuel pump; 
• Spare injectors; 
• Spare raw water pump; 
• Spare V belts; 
• Thermostat;
• Various oils and greases for pumps, stern glands and general use;

Sails and rigging

• Assorted blocks including a couple of snatch blocks;
• Assorted clevis pins and split pins;
• Assorted ropes and cordage;
• Norseman fitting for each wire diameter;
• Replacement blocks and jammers for the mainsheet tackle and kicker;
• Riggers knife;
• Sail repair kit including sail cloth;
• Sail slides and jib hanks;
• Sailmaker's palm and assorted needles;
• Sewing machine (reeds sailmaker or similar);
• Shackles of various types and sizes;
• Spare bottle screws for each shroud diameter;
• Spare sail battens;
• Spare sheets and halyards;
• Splicing fids and tools;
• Turnbuckles and toggles;

Miscellaneous spares

• 12v inverter;
• Assorted stainless steel self-tapping screws;
• Dinghy repair kit;
• Emergency tiller;
• Emergency vhf antenna;
• Handheld compass with bulkhead clip (as backup to main steering compass);
• Handheld gps (as backup to fixed unit);
• Handheld vhf (as backup to fixed unit);
• Hose clamps and lengths of hose;
• Pressure regulator for gas bottle;
• Sheer pins for outboard motor propellor;
• Spare air cylinders for foghorn;
• Spare batteries for torches and electronic devices;
• Spare blades for wind generator;
• Spare electric bilge pump;
• Spare servo pendulum blade for self-steering;
• Spare winch handles;
• Spare windex;
• Spare plywood windvane for self-steering gear;
• Spark plugs for outboard motor;
• Stainless steel nuts, bolts and washers of various lengths and diameters;
• Various connectors for shoreside power supplies;

Mechanical and electrical tools

The problem with tools is knowing where to stop...

• Marlin spike;
• 12v cordless drill with assorted bits;
• A spirit level (???) Yes, for levelling up the boat when on the hard;
• Ball peen hammer;
• Butane filled or 12v soldering iron;
• Claw hammer;
• Club hammer;
• Craft knife and spare blades;
• Crimping tool;
• Digital multimeter;
• Engine workshop manual;
• Gas torch with soldering attachment;
• Grease gun and oil can;
• Hacksaw and spare blades;
• Heat gun;
• Large and small adjustable spanner;
• Large magnet;
• Metal files;
• Needle nose pliers;
• Oil and fuel filter wrenches;
• Oil change pump;
• Pliers of various types and sizes;
• Polarity tester;
• Rubber or plastic mallet;
• Screwdrivers of various types and sizes;
• Set of allen keys;
• Set of feeler gauges;
• Small plane;
• Small screwdrivers;
• Socket set;
• Spanner set;
• Tape measure;
• Vice grips;
• Whetstone;
• Wire cutters and strippers;
• Wood chisels;

Service kits

• Fibreglass repair kit, including mat, cloth resin and underwater epoxy;
• Service kit for all manual pumps;
• Service kit for sea toilet;
• Service kit for sheet and halyard winches;
• Service kit for the watermaker and plenty of spare filters;
• Spare seals for each deck hatch;

Medical equipment

Now I'm no medic, but this is what I've ended up with in my first aid kit:

• Adhesive tape;
• Alcohol free moist wipes;
• Analgesics (pain killers);
• Antibiotics;
• Antifungal cream;
• Antihistamine (for allergies);
• Antiseptic creams;
• Assorted plasters;
• Clinical thermometer;
• Cotton buds;
• Disposable gloves;
• Eye drops;
• Eyepad with bandage;
• Finger stalls;
• Gauze swabs;
• Lip moisturiser;
• Plastic eye bath;
• Safety pins;
• Scissors;
• Seasickness tablets;
• Silver foil blanket;
• Splinter forceps;
• Sterile cotton;
• Sunscreen;
• Various sized bandages;
• Various sized dressings;