[Public-List] Rudder Stuffing Box
Pier-André Bouchard St-Amant
pabsta at mykolab.com
Fri Jun 21 16:10:54 PDT 2024
Another paradigm for accessing the stuffing box and the back of the engine:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CyWga8kOJ1V/?igsh=M2I2anppcnczOXBr
Best,
Pier #399
Le 21 juin 2024 18 h 52 min 51 s HAE, Mike Lehman via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> a écrit :
>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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