[C320-list] Spring Projects

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy,,,,,After I purchased #245 two years ago, I removed all the cabin 
flooring in the salon.......I believe it hadn't been cleaned since new. 
After much scrubbing, I have a clean smelling boat. Joe n Beth 


On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 07:06 PM, Michael Rauh wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I replaced the original stuffing box with a drip less one.  I'm very 
> satisfied with it.
>
> On the musty smell - I sealed a leak on the access port located on the 
> top of the aft water tank.  When it leaked, the water pooled down in 
> the bilge near the galley sink.  If you have a leak similar to this it 
> might be a source of you smell.  I've occasionally used bleach/water 
> mix or Clorox Cleanup to dispel stale/moldy odors with success.
>
> I don't have any suggestions for your bilge pump dilemma.
>
> Mike
> On Your Mark   1997
> #408 in New York City
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 16:46, Bill Hutt  wrote:
>>
>> OK group, here’s what I’ve got planned for this spring.
>> 1) Stuffing box, I’m going to redo the stuffing box. I’d like to set 
>> it up to drip as little as possible. What should I buy and what size?
>> 2) Musty odor, the boat has developed some musty odors coming from 
>> under the sink and other closed spaces. I was thinking of using a a 
>> chlorine spray mixture and spray where I have access and then rinse 
>> it down to the bilge.
>> 3) Bilge pump, my bilge pump is leaking water when it runs (Jabsco 
>> model 37202-0000). I have a spare pump from the fresh water system. 
>> Any reason why I couldn’t use this pump to replace the bilge pump?
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Bill Hutt
>> “Caribbean Soul” #570
>> Cleveland, Ohio
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