[C38] Mysterious stuffing box behavior

[Max Soto]

Marci,
 I guess that the shaft was spinning while sailing with the transmission in
neutral. I'll check the packing gland and also check for movement of the
stuffing box while running with the engine, it should denote problems like
the ones you just mentioned...

Hope this helps..

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2011/5/18 Marci Brown <mb at seafor.us>

> A troubling stuffing box situation began last week (and continues): We ran
> the engine reasonably hard for about 4 hours when doing the NYC East River
> trek to Long Island Sound. I was in the galley when Keith raised the sails
> and cut the engine (leaving transmission in neutral). Immediately I heard
> water pouring into the boat from the stuffing box area. I shouted for Keith
> to throw the transmission into reverse. No more water! Whew! Water quickly
> exited the boat via bilge pump - with the exception of 10 gallons sitting
> under the engine that I had to pump out by hand. Diagnostic guesstimate #1:
> New zincs on the prop shaft causing wobble that is stressing the 2-year old
> flax packing gland... right? The cutlass bearing is fine. Other thoughts:
> Folding prop has inherent balance issues, engine/transmission/prop shaft
> alignment fine tuning necessary, packing glands wear out quickly under
> stress?? Would anyone like to tackle this one?
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> *Marci J. Brown*
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