I have looked through the old postings on GFO, but can't find an anwer to my question.
This past spring, I installed 3/16 GFO packing on the shaft of my 1994 320. This is the size stated in my Catalina manual. I did the breaking in period, as per the GFO instructions. All season the drip rate has been inconsistent. After one day, the bilge is nearly dry....after another day running in the same conditions, the bilge is almost full. When I try to snug the packing nut down by hand to reduce the dripping, I reach a point where the GFO seems to distort and allow a stream of water to get in. When I back it off, I still get more drops than I want. Anyone have this problem ?
This past spring, I installed 3/16 GFO packing on the shaft of my 1994 320. This is the size stated in my Catalina manual. I did the breaking in period, as per the GFO instructions. All season the drip rate has been inconsistent. After one day, the bilge is nearly dry....after another day running in the same conditions, the bilge is almost full. When I try to snug the packing nut down by hand to reduce the dripping, I reach a point where the GFO seems to distort and allow a stream of water to get in. When I back it off, I still get more drops than I want. Anyone have this problem ?
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