stuffing box ?
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Topic: stuffing box ?
Posted By: dans
Subject: stuffing box ?
Date Posted: May-23-2006 at 11:31am
| I'm going to tighten the stuffing box next weekend. Do you do this while the boat is floating in the water ? Please tell me if there is a way to sink the boat so I don't do that .I know how the nuts work from other posts. Also , what is a good cheap tool for the nuts so I don't have to remove the wood board to adjust ? I have a heavy fat sac enclosure in the way . Thanks for the tips ! Dan |
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: May-23-2006 at 2:26pm
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Just make sure you do not remove the large "cap" nut and you are fine doing in the water. In fact, you really have to do it in the water to get it just right.
My vote is Monkey wrenches (adjustable smooth jaw plumbers wrenches). Might be able to get pipe wrenches through the inspection port, but not sure. ------------- |
Posted By: David F
Date Posted: May-23-2006 at 2:36pm
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This might work, would need two...
http://plumbing.hardwarestore.com/52-301-wrenches/adjustable-slip-nut-wrench-198010.aspx - adjustable wrench Could find the "monkey" wrench I was thinking about on the internet, I must be showing my age. ------------- |
Posted By: Atmspltr
Date Posted: May-23-2006 at 5:47pm
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West Marine, Boater's World and the like sell a wrench specially designed for the task. I've always just used Channel-Locks.
RB -------------  http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i201/Atmspltr/frontboat.jpg - 67 Mustang Resto-Mod
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Posted By: wforich
Date Posted: May-24-2006 at 12:14am
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just don't adjust it while running down the lake - the nut will quickly unscrew itself and you'll have a gushing leak. Best have some extra safety wire to satey tie the nut once done - my wire broke at removal. ------------- '88 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: captan1
Date Posted: May-24-2006 at 12:30am
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I did that once, had stopped the boat and after a while noticed the bulge going every 1/2 hour or so. I'll tell you the water comes in rather fast around the shaft with the cap unscrewed. You pretty much have to do it in the water, tighten it HAND tight and lock the nut, then give it a try, should drip a little. I bought the cheesy wrench's for packing glands, it's better than carrying around a pipe wrench.
I wish I had one of those packless bearings. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=452&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1978&yrend=1978 - 1978 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: wormwarner
Date Posted: May-24-2006 at 1:12pm
| Leave the boat on the trailer, back down into the water. Submerge trailer a little more than normal. If something goes wrong you can pull boat out quickly. |