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Sunday, November 14, 2010

The stuffing box!

The stuffing box adjustment seems to be frozen. We would like to adjust it because there is about one drip per second after it has been sitting. If the shaft is turned there is a steady stream of water.

We haven't been able to make adjustments with the bronze wrenches. Too much tension could break the wrenches so we have to figure something else out. Loads of PB Blaster will be tried. I would hate to have to pull her from the water just to adjust the stuffing box and repack it.

Perhaps someone out there has a suggestion about what to do. We want really clean bilges with no accumulation of salt water.

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