[Public-List] A30 stuffing box hose

[Clay Pass]

My cutlass bearing housing is held with two threaded bolts into tapped
thick glass, not lag bolts, and are plenty stout to provide a water tight
interface with the hull (when properly caulked).

Clay
#449

On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 7:13 AM Michael via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Most likely you would be replacing the bronze shaft with Stainless
> Steel. Bronze shafting has become hard to find. I have not completely
> removed the stuffing box/cutless bearing assembly, but on Checkmate it
> wiggled around enough when removing the cutless bearing, it sure looked
> like the whole assembly was set in place with the grey monkey poop. the
> only mechanical attachment being the 2 lag bolts holding the cutless
> assembly to the deadwood. Not water tight on it's own, for sure.
>
> Michael Grosh
> #220
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "George Dinwiddie via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> To public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Cc gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
> Date 3/27/2023 8:21:02 PM
> Subject Re: [Public-List] A30 stuffing box hose
>
> >Jason,
> >
> >It sounds like someone got carried away caulking the stern tube. When I
> worked on my stern tube a few years back, I realized that the caulk that
> Whitby put around it was to keep it from turning when you unscrew the
> cutless bearing housing, not to keep water out. The cutless bearing housing
> keeps the water out of the boat except through the stern tube, and the
> stuffing box stops the water that's in the stern tube (except for a few
> drops while motoring).
> >
> >It may well be advisable to replace the stuffing box hose if you can't
> see the condition of the hose clamps holding the stern tube end. And if
> it's really over 50 years old, I would want to replace the hose on general
> principles.
> >
> >It sound ridiculous to me to cut the shaft rather than push it out of the
> coupler. One way to drive the shaft out of the coupler is to unbolt the
> coupler from the transmission flange, put a wrench socked in between, and
> re-tighten. You may need to use longer bolts when you do this.
> >
> >You can see the stern tube-cutless bearing arrangement on
> https://alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/
> >
> >  - George
> >
> >On 3/28/23 1:50 AM, Jason S via Public-List wrote:
> >>I'm replacing the packing and started looking at stuffing box rubber hose
> >>to stern tube. The yard recommended replacing the rubber hose. It appears
> >>that the rubber hose is covered by some sort of putty or goo. I can only
> >>see two front clamps. Anyone else see this one their boats? It all seems
> to
> >>be original from 1967.
> >>How long is the prop shaft in A30 with Atomic 4 approximately?
> >>The yard said I'll prolly have to replace the bronze 7/8" shaft. This is
> >>because they said it would easier the cut the shaft than try and get it
> out
> >>of coupler....I'm not to sure...I may try and get it out of coupler
> before
> >>cutting it.
> >>
> >>thank you
> >
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