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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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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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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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