Need advice

[Dbrumwell]

I have 2013 C 28 I’m trying to redo the stuffing box. I got the old stuffing out it look like a quarter inch so I got a new 1/4 flax stuffing but I cannot get it to go back in I’m open all sorts of suggestions of what you guys are using I cut a small PVC pipe As Brian Brown suggesting in one of this post still no luck. Is anybody else getting good ideas that I’ve missed in all the previous posts i’m open to anything you guys can suggest I’ll try

 

[knotflying]

I will make some assumptions first. I assume you cut three separate pieces that will fit perfectly around the shaft? Each piece had the ends cut on a bias? The joints should also be staggered at 12:00, 4:00 and 8:00. Put the first piece on and slip it into the cupped nut. Use the cut PVC pipe placed on the shaft up against the stuffing and using a large channel lock plier grab the back of the nut and the face edge of the PVC facing the stern and squeeze the pliers to push the PVC against the stuffing. Do this all around the circumference. Then do the same for the second piece. At this point you may want to screw the nut up a little tight to squeeze the stuffing a bit more. Release the nut and install the last piece. Then reengage nut and snug up and do not over tighten. After the boat is back in the water tighten the nut more to just stop any drips over 20 seconds. After using the boat for a short run keep checking the drip and make adjustments accordingly. After a few hours of use adjustment won't be needed.

 

[BB marine]

You may have already found this link on line. It is in my opinion a good (How To). The one element that is not talked about and is the largest obstacle in packing replacement in any of theses pocket cruisers is accessibility to the gland. The distance as you know between the engine coupling and the shaft log seal is marginal. You need two hands to do this one to hold the packing in place the other to push the packing int the gland. The only advise I can give is patience and persistence. The packing will fit.

If you have enough packing cut several extra proper size packing rings so you can use them in the event that you damage a few rings while trying to install them in the gland. The more mangled they get the harder they are to install and the less performance you get out of them when installed.

The packing used in the stuffing boxes is composite fiber PTFE-impregnated packing material part # BPKG0.250-2 (2' length). The boxes are from Marine Hardware (https://www.marinehardware.com/productcatalog.html) It is 1/4" and three rings based on the information that I have.
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