[Alberg30] Rudder Shaft stuffing box

George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
Sun Apr 20 10:53:12 PDT 2003


I think the rudder stuffing box nuts are 2-1/8" but I don't have special 
wrenches for them.  If you're pulling out the old packing, you can get a 
tool for doing that, but I just use an ice pick.

  - George

Bill Ydel wrote:
>     Mike, George, Tom and Lee
> Thank you for your advice about access to the stuffing box. I have one more
> question. What type of tools will I most likely need to stop the leak? The
> boat is 200 miles and I don't want to get there and not be prepared.
> Thanks as always
> 
> Bill
> SallyB #441

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