[C38] stuffing box

[Patrick Harpole]

Thanks,
I am on my way to boat.
I'll take a pipe wrench.
Patrick
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chuck Finn 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [C38] stuffing box


  Patrick,
  Yes, there is an inner sanctum of information!  His name is Nigel Calder and he writes excellent books on boat, electrical and engine repair/maintenance.  
  You need two wrenches for to tighten the stuffing box.  When I first got the Mighty Quinn, I needed two pipe wrenches to free the lock nut from the adjusting nut because they had not been moved in quite some time!  I now check and adjust it for drips at least once a year, which is the same time I check transmission fluid.  I wish Don S. had been there for me the first time around!

  Chuck Finn
  Mighty Quinn, #114
  Great Lakes

  On 10/28/2011 8:30 PM, Patrick Harpole wrote: 
    Skippers and Skipperettes:
    I have been a member for some time and should know the answer to this question but don't.
    Question: is there some inner sanctum of information that tells us about our Catalina 38?
    Currently my stuffing box is leaking and needs repair before she rests on the bottom of the bay.
    Patrick
    P.S.  Do I just tighten something?

     

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