[C320-list] GFO Packing

[Ted Harrison]

Thanks Marek. I will take out the third strand. 

Ted Harrison

> On Apr 4, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ted,
> 
> I would be comfortable having at least 4 threads engaged.
> Mainsail has good info on this:
> http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/stuffing_box
> Have you used 1/4" packing?
> My manual says 2 rings of 1/4" packing and that is what I did.
> No grease on packing but some lanocote on the threads.
> It is fairly sensitive to adjustment - a bit too loose and too much drip, a
> bit too tight and it gets worm.
> It's all about finding the balance without too much tinkering.
> 
> Marek
> C320 #1028
> Lake Ontario
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:56 AM, Ted Harrison <
> tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
> 
>> Recommendation please.
>> 
>> Two pieces in last year, added a third in this year but only 2.5 turns in
>> the threads.
>> 
>> I am a little nervous with just 2.5 turns on the threads.
>> 
>> Should I remove the third ?
>> 
>> What grease are you using as well?
>> 
>> Ted Harrison
>> 
>>> On Apr 3, 2017, at 12:07 PM, ROBERT MILLER <r.miller at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> 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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>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> 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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