How to pack/store spare parts
 

BCC wrote in message
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Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long
term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector
pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags -
something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape
that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

My stuff's all stored in plastic boxes, wrapped in oiled paper
first, with bubble wrap to stop pieces rattling around inside the
box and a bag of desiccant. The box lids are a good but not
perfect seal - bit like big Tupperware - so I've greased them
with lanolin. Gaskets are stored under a sheet of ply in a
locker - sort of false floor - in plastic sheet.

System has lasted 8 years. I do an annual clean out, re-drying
the desiccant in a fry pan. Each box's contents are marked on the
lid with a a w'proof marking pen.

I've used one alternator, one fuel lift pump, one salt water
pump, two shafts and four seals for the salt pump, one exhaust
water injection elbow, all 4 injecters and lots of their washers
(bad fuel, not caught in time - I had to wait for the injector
pump to be shipped!). I used to carry three years worth of
filters and impellers, but now I'm in civilised waters so that
matters less.

JimB

How to pack/store spare parts
 

Check out http://www.daubertvci.com/. These guys are the experts in
corrosion control. Their products (paper, plastics, cushioned packaging,
liquids, etc.) are impregnated with chemicals that prevent corrosion. You
can pick which one you need for your application.

--


Keith
__
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
We use a Foodsaver vacuum sealing system. Some of the parts
have to be wrapped in a cloth like a paper towel so that the
part does not puncture the bag (alternator, etc).

Doug
s/v Callista

"BCC" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags - something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

The Seal-a-Meal and other vaccum pack stuff is way too thin to last on
a cruising boat for 6+ years.

I've found very heavy bags on the net - but you need to buy 100 or a
1000 at a time.

Also - looking for something to put in the bag as an anti-rust,
corrosion, etc inhibitor.

Any suggestions?

How to pack/store spare parts
 

Check out http://www.daubertvci.com/. These guys are the experts in
corrosion control. Their products (paper, plastics, cushioned packaging,
liquids, etc.) are impregnated with chemicals that prevent corrosion. You
can pick which one you need for your application.

--


Keith
__
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
We use a Foodsaver vacuum sealing system. Some of the parts
have to be wrapped in a cloth like a paper towel so that the
part does not puncture the bag (alternator, etc).

Doug
s/v Callista

"BCC" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags - something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

The Seal-a-Meal and other vaccum pack stuff is way too thin to last on
a cruising boat for 6+ years.

I've found very heavy bags on the net - but you need to buy 100 or a
1000 at a time.

Also - looking for something to put in the bag as an anti-rust,
corrosion, etc inhibitor.

Any suggestions?

How to pack/store spare parts
 

We use a Foodsaver vacuum sealing system. Some of the parts
have to be wrapped in a cloth like a paper towel so that the
part does not puncture the bag (alternator, etc).

Doug
s/v Callista

"BCC" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags - something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

The Seal-a-Meal and other vaccum pack stuff is way too thin to last on
a cruising boat for 6+ years.

I've found very heavy bags on the net - but you need to buy 100 or a
1000 at a time.

Also - looking for something to put in the bag as an anti-rust,
corrosion, etc inhibitor.

Any suggestions?

How to pack/store spare parts
 

We use a Foodsaver vacuum sealing system. Some of the parts
have to be wrapped in a cloth like a paper towel so that the
part does not puncture the bag (alternator, etc).

Doug
s/v Callista

"BCC" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags - something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

The Seal-a-Meal and other vaccum pack stuff is way too thin to last on
a cruising boat for 6+ years.

I've found very heavy bags on the net - but you need to buy 100 or a
1000 at a time.

Also - looking for something to put in the bag as an anti-rust,
corrosion, etc inhibitor.

Any suggestions?

How to pack/store spare parts
 

Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things

I have used ziplock bags for parts and tupperware for my tools for 7 to ten
years without anything to keep it dry. It has worked good. Tools and parts
still don't have any rust. You could use some kind of cloth bag in the ziplock
bag for heave stuf, or a tupperware container if you can find one the right
size.

Dick

How to pack/store spare parts
 

Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things

I have used ziplock bags for parts and tupperware for my tools for 7 to ten
years without anything to keep it dry. It has worked good. Tools and parts
still don't have any rust. You could use some kind of cloth bag in the ziplock
bag for heave stuf, or a tupperware container if you can find one the right
size.

Dick

How to pack/store spare parts
 

I have seen these vacuum lock baggie system sold at Sams and Walmart. You
put your stuff inside hook up the vacuum pump, suck out the air, and heat
seal the ends. Primarily used for food storage but can be used for anything
including clothing to reduce volume.

If you use it for engine parts I am not sure if I would use it for food
afterwards.

"Dick" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things

I have used ziplock bags for parts and tupperware for my tools for 7 to
ten
years without anything to keep it dry. It has worked good. Tools and parts
still don't have any rust. You could use some kind of cloth bag in the
ziplock
bag for heave stuf, or a tupperware container if you can find one the
right
size.

Dick

How to pack/store spare parts
 

I have seen these vacuum lock baggie system sold at Sams and Walmart. You
put your stuff inside hook up the vacuum pump, suck out the air, and heat
seal the ends. Primarily used for food storage but can be used for anything
including clothing to reduce volume.

If you use it for engine parts I am not sure if I would use it for food
afterwards.

"Dick" wrote in message
...
Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things

I have used ziplock bags for parts and tupperware for my tools for 7 to
ten
years without anything to keep it dry. It has worked good. Tools and parts
still don't have any rust. You could use some kind of cloth bag in the
ziplock
bag for heave stuf, or a tupperware container if you can find one the
right
size.

Dick