[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
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> 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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