H356 shaft packing size

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sailmaster39

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May 29, 2011
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Hunter H 240 rehoboth beach , De
I want to repack the H 356 shaft stuffing box with the newer GTU Gore packing.Anybody know what size to use.
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Steve Dion

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Dec 2, 1999
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Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
3/16" packing for a 1" shaft. I don't know if anything has changed but that was the standard.

Be sure to cut the ends at 45 degrees or so and offset the ring cuts.
 
chuckwayne

chuckwayne

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Mar 20, 2004
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Hunter 356 and 216 Portland, ME
Steve's correct-it's 3/16". The Gore works really well, just installed it again on Escape last year
 
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sailmaster39

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May 29, 2011
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Hunter H 240 rehoboth beach , De
Thanks so much,you guys are the greatest and so is this Hunter owners web site.
One more question...........I just installed the lewmar folding wheel.I have the Ray st 4000 auto pilot.The wheel will not latch onto the protruding rod from the pedestal to engage the st 4000.any solutions for that issue.
richard



sailmaster39 said:
I want to repack the H 356 shaft stuffing box with the newer GTU Gore packing.Anybody know what size to use.
Thanks
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onecoolair

onecoolair

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Jun 25, 2012
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hunter 356 Kemah,the Republic of Texas
sailmaster39 said:
I want to repack the H 356 shaft stuffing box with the newer GTU Gore packing.Anybody know what size to use.
Thanks
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I also use the newer stuff. But I do not worry about the size... I just us the thinest thickness size I believe its about 1/16 th maybe less then an 1/8 th inch can't remember. I just start wrapping and feeding the packing into the stuffing box till I can just get the threads of the nut to catch..... Then I tighten hand tight.... Run the prop a little then tighten a little more to just stop any leaks while it's at rest. Check it every once in while to make sure shaft is not getting hot.... Sometimes it drips a little when running sometimes not. If it starts to drip to much I just give the nut a little extra turn to stop the leak at the dock ..... After a few years or so.... When I start to run out of thread I just back off the nut and add a little more.
Pretty simple really no hassles.... Frankly I have never understood why people keep having so much trouble and making such a big deal about this shaft stuffing box thing it's really quite simple!
 
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Ron Roman

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Dec 4, 2003
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Hunter 356 sandusky ohio
ONECOOLAIR,

So you never pick out the old stuff, you just keep adding new, and that works?
 
chuckwayne

chuckwayne

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Mar 20, 2004
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Hunter 356 and 216 Portland, ME
That's strange-I did exactly the same thing and the 4000 engages the post just fine. Make sure the wheel and pilot are on all the way. I don't think they make a dished wheel-mine's flat. If it only misses by a little, you could shim out the rod at the pedastel end-or order a new rod - it's cut to length at install
 
smoothsailing

smoothsailing

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Jan 26, 2009
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HUNTER 340 Raritan Yacht Club
Packing Gland Shaft Size = Packing Size

sailmaster39 said:
I want to repack the H 356 shaft stuffing box with the newer GTU Gore packing.Anybody know what size to use.
Thanks
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Buck Algonquin Bronze Packing Boxes are usually the following sizes and take the following packing size:

Shaft Size Packing Size
3/4" 3/8"
7/8" 5/16"
1" 1/4"
1 1/8" 3/16"
1 1/4" 1/4"
1 3/8" 5/16"
1 1/2" 1/4"
1 3/4" 1/2"
2" 3/8"

This site will show you the same above info and more but is slow loading up.

http://www.emarineinc.com/categories/Packing%2dShaft/


This site will give you a pictorial step by step guide on replacing a packing gland

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/stuffing_box&page=1

I used it to do mine for the 1st time and it was flawless.

Please let me know if this info helped you

Regards

Bill
 
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