[C320-list] Fw: stuffing box packing

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I did it in the water not a big deal...   need to have everything ready and the packing material cut.   a couple of towels to stuff around the box helps keep teh amount of water down.......   
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: jsea at prodigy.net
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 1:53 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Fw: stuffing box packing


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 
> 
> 
>  
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