SHAFT LOG AND ALIGNMENT

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Stephen Peacock

1) I KNOW FROM READING MY BOAT INFO THAT I SHOULD HAVE APPROX. 4 DRIPS PER MINUTE FROM MY STUFFING BOX, I HAVE CLOSE TO TEN TIMES THIS. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY BILGE FILLS UP PRETTY FAST. HOW DO I GO ABOUT REPLACING THE PACKING AND WHAT DO I USE? 2) AS FAR AS ALIGNING THE ENGINE, HOW MANY BOLTS SHOULD BE IN THE COUPLING FLANGES, AND SHOULD THEY BE TIGHT? LET THERE BE KNOW MISTAKE THAT I AM NEW TO SAILING.
 
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