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Dripless packing injection line floods engine!
DSK wrote:
Not only that, it's French (snicker snicker). Well, I was trying not to be mean about it. Rick |
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Dripless packing injection line floods engine!
On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:36:22 -0400, Ryk
wrote: What is the received wisdom on servicing packed stuffing boxes? Can you repack without hauling? I've repacked mine a few times while she's in the water. Just get some bicycle inner tube rubber and wrap it tight around the shaft and the stern tube. Stops all the water from coming in. Rick Itenson La Belle Aurore Toronto |
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Dripless packing injection line floods engine!
Doesn't that kind of interfere with accessing the packing gland?
-- Karin Conover-Lewis Fair and Balanced since 1959 klc dot lewis at centurytel dot net "Rick Itenson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:36:22 -0400, Ryk wrote: What is the received wisdom on servicing packed stuffing boxes? Can you repack without hauling? I've repacked mine a few times while she's in the water. Just get some bicycle inner tube rubber and wrap it tight around the shaft and the stern tube. Stops all the water from coming in. Rick Itenson La Belle Aurore Toronto |
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Dripless packing injection line floods engine!
Stuff some play-dough around the shaft.
-- Keith __ Error in operator: add beer "Ryk" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:15:42 GMT, in message (Rick Itenson) wrote: On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:36:22 -0400, Ryk wrote: What is the received wisdom on servicing packed stuffing boxes? Can you repack without hauling? I've repacked mine a few times while she's in the water. Just get some bicycle inner tube rubber and wrap it tight around the shaft and the stern tube. Stops all the water from coming in. I presume you mean on the outside of the hull. My shaft comes out through a smooth opening with no projecting stern tube. Or were you thinking of something else? Ryk |
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Dripless packing injection line floods engine!
Rick wrote in
hlink.net: Larry W4CSC wrote: I doubt 110 gallons of water would tilt an Amel Sharki ketch Amel Sharki ketch this Amel Sharki ketch that Amel Sharki ketch the other Amel Sharki ketch again Amel Sharki ketch ans again Amel Sharki ketch over Amel Sharki ketch and over Amel Sharki ketch ad nauseum Jeez, Larry, it's just another middle of the road little plastic sailboat ... and it belongs to someone else ... Rick Larry didn't write this.....obvious jab. |
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