shaft maintenance

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ron pfeiffer

i am interested in instructions on how to replace the shaft flax rope packing while the boat is in the water
 
Jul 12, 2004
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Catalina 320 chestertown
Change Flax

http://www.practical-sailor.com/newspics/charts/919stuffingbox.pdf#search='PACKING%20NUT' http://www.endeavourowners.com/dscsn/systems/propulsion/stuffalts.html Figure out the correct size. Wrap it four times around the shaft, cut it and use three of these to put into the packing nut. This one easy to search out on the web. Good luck
 
Feb 26, 2004
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Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Try this

http://www.c34.org/faq-pages/faq-stuffing-box.html add e-marine gore tex to the materials, I wrote this one before e-marine made and sold it.
 
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