[Public-List] Stern Gland Housing Question

[Rachel]

Michael,

On #221 there was a typical cutless bearing consisting of a metal  
outer part with the rubber permanently attached to the inside of it to  
make one unit.  I had a 7/8" shaft, and I am 99% sure I installed a  
Johnson "Apex" size when I put a new cutless bearing in.  I could  
double check that if you want me to, but not right now.

When you say you removed the "stern gland housing," do you mean you  
removed the whole stern tube fitting?  The fitting I refer to is an  
somewhat old fashioned (used on wooden boats) fitting that looks like  
a diamond shaped piece about the size of a deck of cards on the  
outside of the boat, held in by two fasteners, top and bottom.  This  
has a stern tube attached and the metal-and-rubber cutless bearing  
goes inside of it.

I have photos I'll send you offlist; since your boat is only ten newer  
than mine was, there is a high likelihood they are the same.

BTW, while you have yours apart, one thing I corrected on mine was  
that the inside (the boat) end of the stern tube and the stuffing box  
were not the same OD.  So no hose would fit on without the other being  
too loose or too tight.  The stuffing box was a hefty bronze casting,  
with plenty of extra "beef," so I turned the outside down slightly on  
a lathe so that both the stuffing box and stern tube would take the  
same hose size.

Rachel
ex-#221

On Feb 6, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Michael Taylor wrote:

> I've just removed the stern gland housing as I want to replace the  
> cutlass bearing.  On removal I found there is a bronze bushing  
> inside the housing which is either meant to be part of the housing  
> or part of the bearing.  I see that you can buy two types of bearing  
> with or without a bronze backing for the nitrile rubber.  I am  
> hoping that the bearing to go back in is one which has the bronze  
> bushing as the bushing I found inside the housing is poor shape.  I  
> hope though that it can pressed out easily but it looks like it may  
> be difficult.



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