[C320-list] Fw: stuffing box packing

[Robert E. Sloat]

Jerry-I did it on the hard on a very warm day in the spring.  Others have 
done it on the water with everything ready and towels or tape to keep 
leakage to a minimum.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Clayton" <jsea at prodigy.net>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:53 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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