Moroon:

That does sound like good access. You shoulda seen the weird system of
2x4 we used to slide my new engine into place. This while the mast was
down and the boat was up on jack stands in my back yard and no way to
lift the engine up to it.

Looking at the special wrenches made for adjusting stuffing boxes, I
realize access must be a big problem cuz those wrenches are made for
tight clearance. I just use two monkey wrenches.