MOTH is design 959-H, a Zephyr sloop, and currently beginning to seriously weep around the rudder post above the stuffing box.
The stuffing box appears to have two ~3" discs with indents along the margin, as the gland nut structure. I assume one is to lock the other?
Q.1. Are the proper wrenches available somewhere, and if so, what are they called and where might they be found?
Q.2. Assuming that answer is no, before I take a couple of pipe wrenches or mega-channel locks to them, can anyone enlighten me about how they work, what direction unloosens the system, and better yet, what is the internal construction so I have some idea what I am about to do?
I hope this can be done in the water, although we can probably make it to hauling time if need be to properly repack the whole thing.
I saw the recent article on rudder reconstruction, which is really helpful, because that is high on the list of next repairs.
And, I also noticed that the posts only go back a year or so, and since MOTH too needs the chain plate fix, it would be neat to access what I assume must be great resources in the archives on that topic (since it seems to be so chronic to all models).
Bravo to all who have pioneered this site!
The stuffing box appears to have two ~3" discs with indents along the margin, as the gland nut structure. I assume one is to lock the other?
Q.1. Are the proper wrenches available somewhere, and if so, what are they called and where might they be found?
Q.2. Assuming that answer is no, before I take a couple of pipe wrenches or mega-channel locks to them, can anyone enlighten me about how they work, what direction unloosens the system, and better yet, what is the internal construction so I have some idea what I am about to do?
I hope this can be done in the water, although we can probably make it to hauling time if need be to properly repack the whole thing.
I saw the recent article on rudder reconstruction, which is really helpful, because that is high on the list of next repairs.
And, I also noticed that the posts only go back a year or so, and since MOTH too needs the chain plate fix, it would be neat to access what I assume must be great resources in the archives on that topic (since it seems to be so chronic to all models).
Bravo to all who have pioneered this site!