[C320-list] Packing Replacement

Tue Feb 7 12:37:09 PST 2006

Since the water is usually warm in So Florida, I dive under the boat and 
stuff some weather stripping in the slot where the shaft enters the hull. No 
water intrusion at all when the packing gland is opened. (This may not work 
too well in Seattle or San Francisco.)

Peter Clancy
AROBAN  C320  #222
Miami, FL

>From: "Robert E. Sloat" <resloat at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Packing Replacement
>Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:28:42 -0600
>
>I did mine on the tarmac here in the Chicago area.  Others have done it on
>the water with a very organized approach.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bryan Campbell" <bcampbell at valp.net>
>To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:57 AM
>Subject: RE: [C320-list] Packing Replacement
>
>
> > Did you install it with the boat in the water?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 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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