[C320-list] stuffing box issues

[Barbara Uhlman]

Hey, gang,

I believe this discussion has appeared earlier, but I was not able to find it on 
the site.  

I have a several of questions re. the above.  We have developed a leak in the 
stuffing box area.  The boat was on the hard from April to the beginning of 
December of last year and a diver told us that the stuffing box had dried out 
and shrank during those hot months in the Florida sun.  Hence, the leak.  We had 
it tightened, but it still leaks considerably more than what it did on a 
northern lake..

This year the plan is to leave the boat in the water til mid July or so at which 
time we will have it pulled again until the first of December. 

What to do now?  Tighten it more?  Replace the stuffing?  If so, with which 
kind?  I don't want to do something that will dry out again sitting on the hard 
next fall.

I recall discussion on the dripless vs the more traditional stuffing boxes.  Can 
someone give us some advice?

Thanks.

Barb Uhlman
Whisper, #1158
PuntaGorda, FL