[C320-list] packing gland and winter

[sailorlew at aol.com]

One of the items on the in the water storage to do list is to tighten down the packing gland.
Lew



-----Original Message-----
From: wflowe3 <wflowe3 at aim.com>
To: c320-list <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 1:17 pm
Subject: [C320-list] packing gland and winter


I visited the boat the other day for the first time (I'm about 60 miles away) 
his winter. I have always had a dry bilge but there was water in it that day.  
he boat is in the water with an over-the rail winter cover so snow /rain was 
ot the problem but I traced the trail of water to the packing gland.  I have 
ever had much water dripping even when motoring but this drip has started with 
he boat winterized and just bobbing in the slip. The marina places pumps under 
he slips to keep ice from forming around the hull so I assume that water temps 
elow the waterline inside the boat are above freezing.
The leak is  a couple of drips a minute and because of the cold temps I didn't 
ant to try and tighten the nut for fear of making things worse.
I have new batteries and the charger is plugged into shore power so I'm not too 
oncerned about keeping water in the bilge under control but it is rather 
isconcerting to know that I have a "leak".
Has anyone else had cold water effect their packing material?
Bill
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