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dblitz
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Initially Posted - 05/24/2006 :  21:07:01  Show Profile
My experience with stuffing boxes is nil. So I had someone who knows come out to the boat to advise me on repacking the stuffing box.
Their considered opinion is that there is no room to unscrew the nuts enough to dig out the old packing and repack. Photos somewhat show the problem. Their considered solution:
Cut the prop shaft and pull out to change the packing and then put in a new shaft. Mushroom factor again and not just a lot of work, but expensive. Please let me know your ideas.
Daniel 86 "Solar Wind" #5339 C-25 FK/SR I/B Diesel
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dblitz
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  21:31:01  Show Profile
Pix instead of thumbnails for your perusal.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  09:03:27  Show Profile
With the amount of corrosion evident at the engine coupling (needs replacement too), cutting and pulling the propshaft might not be a bad idea... the shaft itself may be in bad shape there and waiting to fail.

IMHO that whole area desperately needs to be overhauled. A periodic spritzing of anti-corrosion oil back there would probably have prevented this mess. Places that are hard to get to tend to be ignored.

Easiest approach might be to pull the engine and 'have at it'.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  17:07:40  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Those are frightening photos to an auxiliary outboard owner.
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takokichi
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  17:18:31  Show Profile
EVERYTHING about a stuffing box should be scarey to an outboard boat owner... we're just learning about these stupid things. Mine was flowing water at a quart a minute when we first got in the water. Who ever thought up a device that is not working correctly if its not actively trying to sink the boat?!?

I agree with the observations above - you need to at least find out if that shaft is intact, and doing that, you ought to replace the coupler.
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  19:27:32  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Why would they not be made of brass?
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  21:42:44  Show Profile
Have there consistently been fresh zincs on the shaft? That corrosion suggest not.
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dblitz
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Response Posted - 05/26/2006 :  17:41:30  Show Profile
Actually, the boat has been relatively well maintained, but I believe that the drip from the stuffing box was actually sprayed all over and affected the coupling.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/27/2006 :  06:03:57  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I would take a dremmel to it (0ut of the water of course).
Looks like the PO had been unable to remove the clamps due to corrosion and just added new ones (or is there normally 4 clamps on that thing?)

Fingers crossed, I'm glad I have an outboard.

Paul
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