Thanks for the video. In the past, I used a pipe wrench to loosen/tighten the fittings like you did, but found out a Ford wrench works even better. They fit tighter and don't have the sharp teeth in the jaws, which tends to dig into the bronze if the nut is tight and/or corroded. They also work on other fittings with large sizes, such as thru-hulls and prop nuts. I found your channel recently and have been enjoying your videos quite a bit. I look forward to the next one.
Les, I have proper wrenches on the boat. I made this video with the tools I had at home. I am glad you enjoy my videos. I will have more boat videos coming soon since Spring boat work season is just around the corner (after we get through the snow storm we are having tonight and tomorrow). I actually put the snow plow on the truck this afternoon.
I'm sorry to hear you're still dealing with snow there. Luckily, Spring and warm weather arrived here in SW Missouri about ten minutes before my tolerance for Winter officially ended.
@@lesb3481 I have been ready for the snow to be over for several years. I can do without it. We had a low snow year this year - only 56", not counting tonight through Wednesday..
Great tutorial on the stuffing box, most people don't go into much detail. I haven't tried any, but there is a company that makes the packing that is graphite based I believe. I could see the merits of that for sure.
@@SOLDOZER that depends on the kind of packing. Yes traditional flax is tightened until it drips a couple of times a minute when the shaft is turning. The water provides both cooling and lubrication. However, the teflon impregnated carbon doesn't need to drip. The carbon and teflon provide all the lubrication that is needed and they are good enough thermal conductors that the stuffing box stays cool.
A GOOD TIP IF YOU HAVE TO MUCH WATER COMING IN THE BOAT; Roll up a cigar size with play doh, then roll it with saran rap. Go in the water and stuff it between the shaft and the inlet of the opening. That will slow down the water from coming in the boat.
Thankyou. I notice that you have not added grease onto the packing material whereas another tuturial applys trailer type grease ..does grease application help?
Friction depends a lot on the type of packing. I use a teflon loading packing which should give considerably less friction than the traditional flax packing. That said, this sort of shaft seal is certainly higher friction than a dripless seal. However, that is offset by the near zero maintenance of the traditional packing of this type - you just tighten the packing nut if it is leaking more than you like.
