[Alberg30] More Stuffiing Box Hose Replacement Questions

[Forhan, Thomas]

Does anyone else have the sealant at the prop end of the stuffing box, or
can describe what we should be seeing? 

We -old and new owner working togther- opened up the inspection plate and
got a much better look at it this morning. Perhaps as expected in what is
likely the original Atomic 4 installation, we found the stuffing box nuts to
be 1 7/8" and 2". The rubber hose, though not pretty, appears to be
resilent- you can put your hand around it, squeeze, and feel some give, so I
do not  think it is dryrotted out.   The hull end is totally bedded in
sealant, so much so that I don't understand what is inside, i.e. how does
the hose terminates at the hull/cutlass bearing end.  Is the rubber hose
also supposed to be hose clamped to some sort of sleeve that comes out of
the hull? The sealant is so thick that there could be room for a hose clamp
in there, but I don't want to pry away at something that I don't understand.


We are going to repack the stuffing box, and the cutlass bearing appears
fine according to the surveyor, with just a bit of play, so it is not like
we need to completely replace everything. 

The new buyer is concerned about what would be the right thing to see back
there, and I - nor his surveyor, I guess- don't know. 

I am also concerned about "destructive examination" causing more a problem
than we have now. (Boat has been out of the water for more than two years,
but I do not think there was any real problem in the area at that time.)

Any and all advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Tom F.


-----Original Message-----
From: sousa, stephen [mailto:sousa_stephen at emc.com]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:00 PM
To: 'public-list at alberg30.org'
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Stuffiing Box Hose Replacement


Tom,

#114 had quite alot of sealant in the stuffing box area also. I replaced the
stuffing box with a dripless, when the hose was removed it had some serious
dry rot.

Stephen

-----Original Message-----
From: Forhan, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:49 PM
To: 'public-list at alberg30.org'
Subject: [Alberg30] Stuffiing Box Hose Replacement



Calliope, #287, has a standard prop shaft stuffing box with the thick rubber
hose. What are the conditions that call for hose replacement? Does anyone
recall the proper size? There are appears to be a lot of sealant in this
area. Is this standard. or is it likely someone was trying to repair a leak?

Thanks

Tom Forhan
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