[C320-list] Spring Projects

[Dick Walker]

I have had WindWalker II since 1999 and with a drip less shaft seal we have never had water in the bilge and there had never been a smell. Worth every cent we paid



Cheers



Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado ,CA 92118
619.435.8986



> On Apr 6, 2016, at 17:35, Elizabeth Schwartz <schwartz781 at optonline.net> wrote:
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> 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 
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>> On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 07:06 PM, Michael Rauh wrote:
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>> Bill,
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>> I replaced the original stuffing box with a drip less one.  I'm very satisfied with it.
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>> 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.
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>> I don't have any suggestions for your bilge pump dilemma.
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>> Mike
>> On Your Mark   1997
>> #408 in New York City
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 16:46, Bill Hutt  wrote:
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>>> 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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