[C320-list] Fw: stuffing box packing

[Jerry Clayton]

Bob,

     Did you do this with the boat in the water, or on the hard?  I have 
been wanting to do this, but haven't yet, do to concerns over controlling 
the water intake during the installation process.  Any suggestions anyone?

Regards,

Jerry Clayton
Tropo #988
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert E. Sloat" <resloat at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] stuffing box packing


>I have hull 894 (2002) and the same situation with the owner's manual 
>saying 3/16 inch packing dimension.  When measured using drills the packing 
>was 1/4 inch.  I used the 1/4 inch Gortex packing from emarine mentioned in 
>an earlier string and basically eliminated any leakage to the bilge.  I 
>readjust once or twice during the season.  This is the best $15 investment 
>made on the boat and it only takes about 20 boat minutes to replace the 
>packing.  The hardest part was getting the old packing out and cleaning 
>packing off of the threads on the packing fitting so it could screw tight.
>
> This is the 3rd season on the packing.  On thing I noticed is that I could 
> only get 2 layers of packing in the fitting and the instructions say use 3 
> layers.  I think there were only 2 layers of the original stuff in the 
> fitting.
> Bob Sloat
> Savannah
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Culbertson" <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
> To: <catalina at thehares.com>; "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] stuffing box packing
>
>
> Bert,
>
> Jeff describes my situation.  My manual says 3/16" just like yours.  But 
> my stuffing box takes 1/4".
>
> The dealer had put 1/4" when I took delivery.  It leaked by season end so 
> when I replaced, I replaced with 3/16" per the manual.  When I changed 
> that out after the 2nd season, I could see that the rings had a 
> rectangular cross-section - not square.  One dimension was about 1/4" - 
> the other much skinnier than the original 3/16".
>
> So I used the drill bit technique, found that 1/4" drill bit fit fine and 
> snugly, and switched back to 1/4".
>
> -bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeffrey Hare <catalina at thehares.com>
> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:55:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] stuffing box packing
>
>
> Bert,
>
>   I believe most people have reported that 1/4" is what actually fits on
> our boats, even though the manual says 3/16".  If you've actually used 
> 3/16"
> and had it work, then you're boat is seems to be an exception to the norm.
> :)
>
> Many folks have switched over to GFO packing material for dripless
> operation.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BAdams3491 at aol.com [mailto:BAdams3491 at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:27 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] stuffing box packing
>
> Don't know what people are saying, but the owner's manual for my 1997 
> model
> says 3/16".
>
> Bert
> At Ease
> #442
>
>
>