[C320-list] Packing Replacement

[Neil Brand]

For proper tools.......
  http://www.usamarinetools.com/

"Robert E. Sloat" <resloat at comcast.net> wrote:  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" 
To: "C320-List" 
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" 
> To: "C320-List" ; 
> 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  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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