[C320-list] Packing Replacement

[Bill Culbertson]

Karl,
   
  Order online from:
http://www.e-marine-inc.com/products/gfopacking/packing.html   
  Stay completely away from various stuff stocked in marine stores and online at other sites with "gore" in the name.  They are NOT the same thing.  I tried them, they don't work well.  But this stuff is excellent.
   
  Also - MEASURE.  Do not rely on what the manual says.  Some folks on the list have 3/16" packing - others have 1/4" packing.  The manual says 3/16" but mine (#859) is definitely 1/4".  I got fooled and put in 3/16" one year.  It dripped unacceptably but more importantly when I removed it at the end of the season to replace with something which performed better, I noticed the ring cross-section was now rectangular instead of square.  One dimension was 1/4" and the other much less than 3/16".
   
  See the picture on the above link for what to measure.  An excellent way to do this that was suggested on this list is to (carefully) use drill bits.  Keep increasing the size until it won't fit.  Don't scratch anything but the drill bit is much more accurate than a ruler or tape measure.
   
   Bill Culbertson
   Harmony #859

Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Repack with the Gortex. No drips and virtually
impossible to wear out unless you over-tighten it.

--- "Karl Mielenhausen _/) " 
wrote:

> 
> I have about 560 hrs on the engine and what I assume
> to be the original shaft packing material. At survey
> (in Sept) I had a fair leak (30 drops/min at rest).
> I was able to tighten the packing nut and now enjoy
> a drop/min or less, with no warming detected during
> running.
> 
> 
> 
> For those of you who did not upgrade to a PSS seal,
> any recommendations on how frequently the stock
> packing material should be replaced? Was it Teflon
> impregnated, like what is available today?
> 
> 
> 
> Since we tend to haul every other year here for
> bottom paint, so this spring would be the opportune
> time to also address the packing.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for your wisdom(s)....
> 
> 
> 
> Karl Mielenhausen
> 
> 2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
> 
> New Bern, NC
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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