I've only put 3 rings in before, with the cuts for each ring equidistant from one another. You should be fine. Bruce Whitmore
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Ainslie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/10/18 8:47 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ainslie <ains...@hay.net> Subject: Stus-List Stuffing box material Hello, The stuffing box on my 35 Mk 3 had a steady drip last fall, so I repacked it recently. According to my callipers, I could use ¼” flax in the gland nut (1” shaft). This seemed to pack in easily enough, but I was only able to get three rings in and still have enough threads on the nut. However, I had pulled four rings out! There’s no way I could get four of these quarter-inch rings in. My question: have I made a mistake – should I have used 3/16” material? As I mentioned, the packing seemed to fit into the gland fairly easy with just finger-pushing, but could this overheat the shaft, and are three rings enough? Launch is next Wednesday, so I’d have to move quickly if I need to downsize it to 3/16”. Thanks! Jason Ainslie, Spirit 1984 C&C 35-3 Bayfield, ON
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