"druid" wrote in message
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On Oct 15, 12:14 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message

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Don't get in there with the shaft turning! You don't have to see a
drip
with the shaft turning.

Loosen the jam nut and tighten the gland. About as tight as you can
get
it by hand with maximum effort is about right. If using a wrench, turn
it
until the drip just stops. Tighten the jam nut with another wrench
holding the gland. The forces required are low enough that you can
used
to large battery pliers.

It will now leak a bit when the shaft is turning but you don't need to
verify that if you turned just a tiny bit past when the drip stops.

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Roger Long

I guess it depends upon access. For my boat, it's easy to get next to it
(about 2 feet away) without any danger of getting snagged. I don't get
closer than that while it's moving, at least not with anything that can
catch.

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"j" ganz


I can see the stuffingbox without getting too close by hanging upside-
down in the cockpit locker ( I SWEAR boats are built upside down and
turned over, based on the amount of time I spend standing on my head
to get at stuff...)

I msg'ed the previous owner and sure enough he'd replaced the packing
with teflon stuff, so I'm pretty sure it's just the Joys of the
StuffingBox and the packing settling in. ("She'll be fine b'y as soon
as she takes up a little")

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org



Yeah, I hear that. I can actually get into the locker and crough.


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"j" ganz @@
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