[C320-list] Shaft packing

[Irving Grunes]

That link to the GFO packing did not work
TRy:
http://www.emarineinc.com/products/GFO-Packing%2C-3%7B47%7D16-in.%285-mm%29-2-foot.html
Irv 2001 #851

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:09 AM, resloat <resloat at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jim-Below is a copy of 2006 C320 correspondence on packing gland material.
> I replaced mine in 2006 with the GFO stuff and have basically a drip free
> install.  Maybe once a season, I will retighten the packing gland if any
> water drips through.  On my 2002 hull, I don't think the gland and locking
> nut are 1 7/8".  I bought the largest Channel Locks I could find which work
> well after you get one of them aligned on the narrow locking nut.
>
> I pre-cut the GFO packing by tightly srapping it around the shaft in the
> boat and using a razor blade cut the packing at an angle so it was a tight
> fit around the shaft.  Only two layers of packing fit in initially.  A year
> later I was able to put another layer of packing.  All my work was done in
> the spring on the tarmac.  If you do it in the water get everything lined
> up before doing the repacking.  The hardest part was getting the old flax
> out. I used a heavy duty dentist pick and a bent nail to get the old
> packing out. It had hardenend over 6 seasons.
>
> BEGINNING OF COPY
> 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.  Use the smooth part of the drill that goes into the chuck
> for the measurement.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Culbertson" <
> billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.org>; <kmielen at iwon.com>
> 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<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
>>
> END OF COPY
>
> Bob Sloat
> S/V Savannah #894 (2002)
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