[Public-List] Packing Gland

[Gordon Laco]

Yo Ho John -

I tend to agree... the newer 'dripless' glands are like electronic  
ignition.  They are fine until they are not; in which case there is  
nothing you can do but get ashore somehow and replace them.   The old  
style (point ignition, packed shaft glands) have cranky half-lives to  
tell you they are on their last legs.  And if they do fail, they tend  
not fail catastrophically but rather incrimentally.

All Hands, all hands, Hands to your stations...

Gord

On 3-Nov-09, at 1:59 PM, John Birch wrote:

> I've heard of some of those styles of new glands (don't know which)  
> seizing and ripping themselves off the stern tube, imagine that  
> lovely scenario .... blub blub blub
>
> I'm sticking with the 1/4" old packing technology, now square the  
> yards, beat to quarters and run out the guns ; )
>
> Best
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thedodore Liszczak" <tedliszczak at metrocast.net 
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:52 PM
> Subject: [Public-List] Packing Gland
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>
>> I have seen references relating to the replacement of the original  
>> packing gland with a "21st century" device. Any suggestions, any  
>> precautions, would be appreciated. After 30 years, I am tired of  
>> having to squeeze over the engine to repack, re tighten the gland.
>> Sincerely,
>> Ted Liszczak
>> Freedom
>> A-345
>>
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