Packing for a Hunter33

[AndyK]

Does anybody know what size packing is used on a (2004) Hunter 33?Andy

 

[JC on Bainbridge]

Do you mean in the stuffing box?

Some more details please.

 

[Rich B18904]

Hunter website

Measure your shaft and the answer you seek is herehttp://www.huntermarine.com/about/faq.html

 

[AndyK]

Thanks Rich

(Flax) Packing goes in the stuffing box. According the reference from on the Hunter website I'll need 3/16" packing. Mine overheated when my engine mounts came loose causing the transmission to to become mis-aligned and the shaft to oscillate too much. This loosened the bronze stuffing box and water started coming in. When I realigned the engine and re-tightened the stuffing box the water slowed to the normal drip rate. Since I'm leaving for a two week trip up the coast of Maine soon I wanted to make sure I had spares on-board.

 

[Gregg18047]

Don't forget a pick

3/16 is correct, and that's a 1" shaft. West Marine sells a pick for removing the old packing. Looks like the business end of a cork screw on a flexible shaft with a tee handle. You screw it into the old packing and pull. Does a good job. Make sure you get all the old packing out.