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May 2012 Blog Posts (2)

NOTES ON PACKING BOXES

Adjusting and Repacking the Shaft’s Packing Box

There are (were, when I last had anything to do with them) several types of packing boxes (glands, or some other name) but they usually had much in common. Their purpose is to prevent water from entering the boat through the shaft tube. Repacking is best done with the boat out of the water because in repacking you need to take all of the old packing out before you put the new in. Adding a ring or two of packing can be…

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Added by Clyde A. Phillips on May 28, 2012 at 12:25pm — 1 Comment

Prettying up SoNice

Had the starter pulled and rebuilt on Godzilla, our nickname for the huge green Waukesha diesel. It had been weak for a while - we thought it was more of a power issue for a bit which resulted in improved wiring and a massive battery bank. Then, with strong batteries and solid wiring it was still being pitiful. So now it's all better.

I also pulled the windlass off to be rebuilt. Still need to rewire for it though - there's no power getting to it, but power run directly to it wasn't… Continue

Added by Eddie Offermann on May 25, 2012 at 10:23am — No Comments

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