[Public-List] Stuffing Box Wrenched

[Mike Meinhold]

I will try the channel locks. Not much room to swing though

On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 13:44 Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I use a pair of channel lock pliers I keep aboard for the purpose of
> adjusting the stuffing box nuts.
>
> They seem to grip quite well enough not to scat the bronze and they jaws
> are slender enough getting them on is not difficult
>
> Gord
> #426 Surprise at anchor in the Lee of Christian Island
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 27, 2024, at 12:49 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > I do, Mike. They're a little heavy and clunky, but they work. They're
> the open-end part of some Harbor Freight big wrenches.
> >
> >
> https://alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/StuffingBoxWrenches/adaptedWrenches.html
> >
> > - George
> >
> >> On 7/27/24 9:02 AM, Mike Meinhold via Public-List wrote:
> >> Dies anyone in the Annapolis area have a set of stuffing box wrenches I
> can
> >> borrow?  I can’t recall the dimensions but I know they are large and
> >> different.
> >> I think I gave mine away when I sold my Atomic 4
> >> Mike
> >> Rinn Duin 272
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