[C320-list] Packing Replacement

[Bryan Campbell]

Did you install it with the boat in the water?

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From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Robert E. Sloat
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:08 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Packing Replacement


Karl-I have the GFO packing that Bill refers to in the link installed in
hull #894 and it is the best $18 investment made on the boat.  It is
basically dripless and takes only a few minutes to install.

Packing
size for my boat is 1/4 inch even though my owner's manual says it is 3/16
inch.  The
link tells you what size to use depending on the space between the shaft and
the inside of the stuffing box.  I measured mine by unscrewing the gland nut
and finding
a drill size (1/4 ") that snuggly fit in the space between the shaft and the
stuffing box.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Culbertson" <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>; <kmielen at iwon.com>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Packing Replacement


> 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
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> Catalina 320, #867,
> Farmville, NC
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