[C320-list] GFO Packing

[Rod Boer]

Rob,

I was only able to get 2 rings of the 1/4 inch GFO material also.  It works
just fine.

Rod Boer
Odyssey, #688

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of ROBERT MILLER
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 12:08 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] GFO Packing

I just replaced my packing with GFO this weekend. This site is awesome,
perfect timing for this thread. Removing the old packing was fairly easy
with a sharp "L" shaped pick tool I bought to use on another repair. There
were three rings, but I think the old material was a bit smaller in
diameter. I used 1/4 inch GFO and it was very tight to push in. I used a
blunt tool and worked it around until it was fully into the stuffing box.  I
could only fit two rings, but there is ample thread left over. With three
pieces there was no thread showing. Maybe Catalina used different sized
stuffing boxes over the years? Applied anti seize to the threads and lock
nut to make future adjustments easier. Looking forward to a drier bilge this
season, launching tomorrow.
Rob Miller
Alchemy - hull #571

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> On Apr 2, 2017, at 11:40 AM, jbrown5093 at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> Another packing removal tool.  Straighten an appropriate sized barbed fish
hook. Use pliers to push into the packing and then pull out. 
> 
> Jim Brown
> 
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>> On Apr 2, 2017, at 9:42 AM, Amiraults Family <amiraults at sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>> 
>> All:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I too use GFO, and it leaks at season-start before reducing to next 
>> to nothing.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A remark on removing old packing. Next time you're getting a dental 
>> cleaning, ask the technician for a set of used dental cleaning picks 
>> like the set just used on you. My request yielded two sets - one for 
>> me and another for a friend - and they do an excellent job on packing 
>> removal. Sit in the toolbox until needed.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Brian Amirault
>> 
>> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> On Apr 2, 2017, at 11:40 AM, jbrown5093 at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> Another packing removal tool.  Straighten an appropriate sized barbed fish
hook. Use pliers to push into the packing and then pull out. 
> 
> Jim Brown
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2017, at 9:42 AM, Amiraults Family <amiraults at sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>> 
>> All:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I too use GFO, and it leaks at season-start before reducing to next 
>> to nothing.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A remark on removing old packing. Next time you're getting a dental 
>> cleaning, ask the technician for a set of used dental cleaning picks 
>> like the set just used on you. My request yielded two sets - one for 
>> me and another for a friend - and they do an excellent job on packing 
>> removal. Sit in the toolbox until needed.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Brian Amirault
>> 
>> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
>> 
>> 
>> 
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