[C320-list] FW: Re: Packing size

[Pat Kenefick]

Karl

Where did you buy your Gore - Tex GFO ?
Pat Kenefick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Mielenhausen _/) " <kmielen at iwon.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: [C320-list] FW: Re: Packing size


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> The manual for my 2000, hull 690, indicated 3 rings of 3/16" packing (Ref 
> pg. 45, drawing undated), but I noticed that the newer manual calls for 2 
> rings of 1/4" packing (Ref Pg. 46, drawing revised 4/2/2002). So, I had 
> both sizes ready when I hauled last week.
>
> Turns out the 1/4" worked fine even though I was skeptical about only 
> having 2 rings in there. I dug out 3 rings of what I suspect was 3/16" 
> flax packing and I used the Gore-Tex GFO packing as the replacement. After 
> about a 3 hr run-in period, it is virtually drip free and the gland 
> assembly remains cool to the touch.
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>
>
> Karl Mielenhausen
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> 2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
>
> New Bern, NC
>
> http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/
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> From: Bill Culbertson [mailto: billculb_a2 at yahoo.com]
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> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
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>     Cc: wupdike at hotmail.com
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> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:02:51 -0800 (PST)
>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] ? Add packing in the water?
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> If you can fit 1/4" into your stuffing box then that is likely the correct 
> size for your stuffing box.  There is a lot of circumstantial evidence on 
> this list that even though the manual talks about 3 rings of 3/16" it 
> isn't correct for many folks.  I know it wasn't correct for me.  But 'n' 
> years back I believed it and did put in 3 rings of 3/16".  When I removed 
> it to replace with GFO a few years ago, the cross section of the rings I 
> was removing was now rectangular rather than square.  The long dimension 
> was 1/4" and the short dimension was quite a bit less than 
> 16".   -bill----- Original Message ----From: "jsever1 at cox.net" 
> <jsever1 at cox.net>To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>Cc: Warren 
> Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 2:29:42 
> PMSubject: Re: [C320-list] ? Add packing in the water?Warren--What size 
> GFO packing did you use and how many rings? I used 1/4 and 2 rings. My 
> understanding is that you can also use 3/16 with 3 rings. Is that true?Joe
> SeverNanjo 168Norfolk---- Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote: > 
>  >From previous message -- "Adding" packing is highly discouraged, it is 
> simply a bad practice. -->     I took a diesel maintenance class from a 
> respected local mechanic.  He said that he never removed the old packing 
> as it is compressed in use and gradually wears away.  I don't say I agree 
> with this, just that he said it.>     When I switched to GFO packing, it 
> was very difficult to remove the old packing, and difficult to know that I 
> got it all out.  I made a bent hook tool to pick out the pieces; but, to 
> really get it started I had to screw a long 3" deck screw (they have 
> really large pitch threads) into the packing and pull with pliers.  This 
> started the process and the hook was then able to catch and remove the 
> material.  I keep the hook and screw with spare packing in a zip-lock bag. 
> Several people at our marina have since borrowed it to replace their 
> packing.>     Having said this and having
> tightened the packing nut several times last season, I'm going to attempt 
> to add another ring of GFO, to the existing packing.  Now that last years 
> new packing has had time to "work in" another ring is called for.> > 
> Warren & Pattie Updike> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"> Frog Mortar Creek, 
> Middle River> Chesapeake Bay 
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