Folks I own a Hunter 41 DS 2005. The shaft size is 1 1/4" - any idea what size shaft packing material I should use 3/8th or 1/4"??
Correct size of Shaft Packing for my stuffing box?
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There's a good article on this project but I don't know if it says how to size the material.
Re-Packing A Traditional Stuffing Box - Marine How To
The Stuffing Box (click any image to see a larger version) While digging around in some old boat parts boxes I found a stuffing box from an older sailboat. I though it would be a good time to rig it up
marinehowto.com
The most accurate method is to measure the inside diameter of the packing nut and subtract 1.25" shaft diameter and then divide by 2.
FWIW, I have a h40.5 with a 1.25" shaft and my packing is 3/16". I guessed once, bought 1/4" and after struggling for a while I bought some 3/16" that went in exactly like it should. Lesson learned- don't guess. Measure instead.
FWIW, I have a h40.5 with a 1.25" shaft and my packing is 3/16". I guessed once, bought 1/4" and after struggling for a while I bought some 3/16" that went in exactly like it should. Lesson learned- don't guess. Measure instead.
Good advice,. OR: buy both and return the one that's too big or too small. We've been answering this same question, this way, for decades.
Ok every so often you have to share stuff. After asking you all for help - look what I found. Ouch! The answer is clear 1 1/4 inch shaft and 3/16th Shaft Packing.
No I have a Volvo MD22L-B. But it is 50hp and uses the same diameter shaft as you. Our boats are just inches different in length. But measure first to avoid a return trip to the shaft packing store.
I don't want this to sound like a smart-aleck comment, so please don't take it that way. We have a 2005 model year Hunter 306, and it came with a big manual in a 3-ring binder. The packing size is listed in the manual. Assuming the previous owner (if any) didn't toss out the manual, have you looked there? Many, many times, I've found myself asking a question here, only to later be looking through the rather voluminous contents of the blue canvas bag which came with our boat, which contains a pamphlet on just about every system on the boat, and where the answer could be found.
BTW: I seem to recall that ours was 3/16" for a 1" shaft.
Thanks Jaysweet - please see in my earlier post (28 April) that I did eventually find the picture in my Owners Manual that I already had. Thanks friend.
Yet another case of my not reading the whole thread carefully! Glad you found it, though.