[C320-list] Packing gland

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 Mine has the 2 nuts that when adjusted properly are supposed to drip a slowly into the bilge when motoring.

I'd be interested in seeing a picture of yours, I might want to convert.

Bill

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 12:22 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Packing gland


Are you sure you have a packing gland? My 2006 is dripless and would need to be 
on hard to be replaced.

Greg # 1076

> On Jul 29, 2014, at 8:42 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> 
> I have a relatively new boat (2008) with very little use ( sail on an inland 
lake) of the engine. So far, I have not needed to change out the packing gland 
stuffing. This fall I'll have the boat hauled to clean and repaint the bottom.
> 
> I want to perform maintenance on the packing gland but I wonder if doing so 
with the boat on the hard for the winter would be taking a chance of problems at 
relaunch since I won't know if I have the nuts adjusted correctly.  Our marina 
is not good about notifying you when they launch in the spring,  You get on the 
list and they call you after the fact so the boat could be in the slip for 
several days before I know it.
> 
> I'd like your thoughts on repacking the gland with the boat in, or out of the 
water.
> 
> I'd also like any suggestions or references to articles on doing this 
maintenance.
> 
> Thanks
> Bill
> # 1146
>