[Public-List] Rudder Stuffing Box
John Irving
jirving104 at aol.com
Fri Jun 21 15:41:00 PDT 2024
I agree, getting out is definitely the worst. I made it out though Judy last week. For a while I was really wishing I had my cell phone, not that I could have reached it! We A30 owners are a tough bunch!
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On Friday, June 21, 2024, 2:16 PM, David A. Bardsley via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
I'm a glutton for punishment and squeezed my 50yo 6'1" 230lbs body into
the stern lazarette to repack the rudder stuffing box, and remove the
deck hardware for deck core repairs. Once you're in, the work goes
easily enough. The key is thoroughly plan the work in advance to
minimize the number of excursions in and out.
First time getting in, then out, is the hardest. There is a technique
to reorienting oneself from upright to on your side, and vice versa. I
recognize this approach isn't for everyone; it's a given that you must
not be claustrophobic, and have a certain degree of flexibility.
I recognize this technique is not for everyone, but it served me well.
YMMV
Dave
Ginseng #574
On Jun 21, 2024 13:00, John Irving via Public-List
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Not on a liner boat, but I was finally able to access it through the
stern hatch but had some difficulty getting back out!
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On Friday, June 21, 2024, 11:01 AM, Clay Pass via Public-List
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Sounds like most are referring to access to rear engine and
propeller stuffing box but rudder box is further aft and accessed
through port locker.
Clay
> On Jun 21, 2024, at 10:48 AM, Clay Pass <clay.q.pass at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Go into the port side locker and cut an access hole or remove
some of the lower inside panel to gain access. I used a plumbing
adjustable spanner wrench to tighten.
>
> Clay
>
>> On Jun 20, 2024, at 7:10 PM, Glenn Brooks via Public-List
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>>
>> Good job! I did the same thing, except needed to replace the
entire floor due to some water logged soft spots. The hatch gave me
complete access to the back of the engine and hull right back to the
lazerrete. My 60 yo iron and rubber hose exhaust system was rotted
and ready to fail, shift cables need replacing the next season, and
rudder stuffing box needed new packing. Easy peasy working thru the
hatch.
>>
>> Also relocated the battery bank under the floor, so moved it out
of the bilge and onto a new shelf above waterline. Very nice to know
I wouldn’t short out my electrical system with high water in the
bilge. Best upgrade I ever did on the boat.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On Jun 20, 2024, at 3:48 PM, John Johnston via Public-List
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I had the same issue and ended up cutting an appropriately 18x
21” opening, reframed the cockpit floor accordingly and installed a
hatch that gives me access to the stuffing box and also the rear of
my Westerbeke diesel. No regrets-
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>>> On Jun 20, 2024, at 4:47 PM, Jeff Randall via Public-List
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sorry. After doing poorly executed hot boat yoga and saying
words that earned me soap, I finally resorted to cutting a working
port in the cockpit floor. Yes water can invade the bilge in green
seas but it is highly unlikely. I can now adjust the reversing gear
while actually seeing into the box and adjust the stuffing box any
damn time I want. Many would say that floor integrity is
compromised. Not sure. Good luck
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Randall. Yankee Star 296
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 20, 2024, at 16:38, John Irving via Public-List
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have suggestion on how to tighten the rudder
stuffing box on a 1979 A30 liner boat? On wooden boats we didn’t
want to haul we’d dive down with handfuls of sawdust for leaks that
would get sucked in and swell up and stop the leak. I’m not sure
about a stuffing box though.
>>>>> John Irving
>>>>> Scotch Bonnet
>>>>>
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