Well I had my boat out of the water, so I thought I would repack the stuffing boxes. It was a little difficult getting the old packing out but I managed. I put 3 new rows of packing in each and hand tightened the nuts then just a slight turn with a wrench and tightened the locking nuts.
I had never done this before, so I was a little nervous putting the boat back in the water. We lowered her in and tied to the dock. After about an hour there were no drips, so I left for a cruise. The drips started flowing pretty quickly and a greasy substance was oozing out at the top of the nut where it meets the shaft. I stopped and thought I better tighten both nuts. I read you shouldnt make any adjustments for 24 hours, but the drips were about 1 a second at idle so I did a small snug. It seemed to work, the drips slowed and the shaft remaind cool. The oozing continued, then subsided after abut 30 minutes.
I was out for about an hour in total and when I returned to the dock and shut down there was a slow drip. (about 1 per minute) I left thinking that was ok. Im heading back down today to check things out, hopefully shes still floating.
Does this sound like a typical experience? I was not expecting the oozing, not sure if thats normal, it wasnt mentioned in anything I read. I have only been boating for a year and its all new to me.
Thanks.
I had never done this before, so I was a little nervous putting the boat back in the water. We lowered her in and tied to the dock. After about an hour there were no drips, so I left for a cruise. The drips started flowing pretty quickly and a greasy substance was oozing out at the top of the nut where it meets the shaft. I stopped and thought I better tighten both nuts. I read you shouldnt make any adjustments for 24 hours, but the drips were about 1 a second at idle so I did a small snug. It seemed to work, the drips slowed and the shaft remaind cool. The oozing continued, then subsided after abut 30 minutes.
I was out for about an hour in total and when I returned to the dock and shut down there was a slow drip. (about 1 per minute) I left thinking that was ok. Im heading back down today to check things out, hopefully shes still floating.
Does this sound like a typical experience? I was not expecting the oozing, not sure if thats normal, it wasnt mentioned in anything I read. I have only been boating for a year and its all new to me.
Thanks.
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