[Public-List] Rudder Stuffing Box

Mike Lehman mlehman at gmail.com
Fri Jun 21 15:52:51 PDT 2024 

Been there, done that many times...last time was in the port sail
locker...I started thinking that I was going to celebrate my next birthday
there which was ONLY 7 months away.
On Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 6:42 PM John Irving via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> 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!
>
>
> Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
>
>
> 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
>   <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>     Not on a liner boat, but I was finally able to access it through the
>     stern hatch but had some difficulty getting back out!
>
>     Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
>
>     On Friday, June 21, 2024, 11:01 AM, Clay Pass via Public-List
>     <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>     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
>     <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> 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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