I want to replace the packing material in the stuffing box of my 1971 P30. I was told there were lots of choices at West Marine. Does anyone know what size of flax packing material i need?
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It is probably 1/4" packing that you need
If you are not exactly sure you can buy a few sizes and see which one(s) work best. I recommend this stuff: http://www.emarineinc.com/products/gfopacking/packing.html If you search the archives you may find a website by a regular contributor who goes by MaineSail that details how to do this job. There are lots of other web resources on this subject too.
If you are not exactly sure you can buy a few sizes and see which one(s) work best. I recommend this stuff: http://www.emarineinc.com/products/gfopacking/packing.html If you search the archives you may find a website by a regular contributor who goes by MaineSail that details how to do this job. There are lots of other web resources on this subject too.
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