Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access.
John, I replaced my flax packing with Tefpak along with Teflon lubricant. I am continually adjusting the stuffing box to get an appropriate drip rate of 1-2 drops/min with the shaft rotating. The drip continues when the engine is not running. Fortunately my boat is a 35 Mark III with easy access to the stuffing box. (Only minimal boat yoga needed to access the stuffing box). If your access is poor my recommendation is to continue with flax. Mike Nicholls From: John McCrea via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: April 4, 2024 4:08 PM To: 'Stus-List' Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net Subject: Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access. Thanks John. From: John Read via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:06 PM To: Stus-List Cc: John Read Subject: Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access. Hi John. Teflon packing works great. Check with Brer Rabbit. Their 33-1 engine is mounted backwards with a v drive so the stuffing box is under the engine so limited access. Hope this helps John of the 34 aforementioned. On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 7:00 PM John McCrea via CnC-List wrote: 36-1 Owners, Hello. I am looking for any insight into how any 36 owners have managed the lack of access to the stuffing box. Each time I want to get it, we have to pull the muffler, and then the access is still very limited. On the other 3 boats I have owned, it was a piece of cake. I'm not sure what they were thinking. I looked into the PYI system, but my yard wanted to cut the shaft and put in a new one. It is less than 10 years old, so that is a no-go. We are going to pack with Teflon instead of the old-style flax that was in there and hope for better results. But having to adjust it once it is in the water is a real challenge. I have seen the access on the later model 34, and I am very jealous. Thanks. John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access.
Hi John, Why did your yard want to cut the shaft to install the PYI shaft seal? That doesn't make any sense to me. It might be hard to get the coupling off but if that is the case then you can cut off the coupling leaving the shaft reusable (be sure to cut the coupler where the key is located in the shaft so you don't cut into the shaft itself) and then you just need have a new coupling machined to fit your shaft. I put a PYI on my C 34 and am very happy with the results! Not sure on the 36 but on my 34 the shaft is offset so it fits past the rudder without pulling the rudder - I don't even need to remove the folding prop off the shaft. PYI does recommend replacing the bellows every 5 years and I am due for that so it is on the agenda for this year. It also does need some adjustment initially to get the compression right but once that is set, I didn't need to touch it for 5 years (until 3 of my engine mounts failed this summer - engine shifted forward when in gear and resulted in water coming in while motoring but that wasn't really the PYI's fault. Nathan S/V Wisper 1981 C 34 KCB Portland ME Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access.
Thanks John. From: John Read via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:06 PM To: Stus-List Cc: John Read Subject: Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access. Hi John. Teflon packing works great. Check with Brer Rabbit. Their 33-1 engine is mounted backwards with a v drive so the stuffing box is under the engine so limited access. Hope this helps John of the 34 aforementioned. On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 7:00 PM John McCrea via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: 36-1 Owners, Hello. I am looking for any insight into how any 36 owners have managed the lack of access to the stuffing box. Each time I want to get it, we have to pull the muffler, and then the access is still very limited. On the other 3 boats I have owned, it was a piece of cake. I'm not sure what they were thinking. I looked into the PYI system, but my yard wanted to cut the shaft and put in a new one. It is less than 10 years old, so that is a no-go. We are going to pack with Teflon instead of the old-style flax that was in there and hope for better results. But having to adjust it once it is in the water is a real challenge. I have seen the access on the later model 34, and I am very jealous. Thanks. John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List Re: 36-1 Stuffing Box Access.
Hi John. Teflon packing works great. Check with Brer Rabbit. Their 33-1 engine is mounted backwards with a v drive so the stuffing box is under the engine so limited access. Hope this helps John of the 34 aforementioned. On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 7:00 PM John McCrea via CnC-List wrote: > 36-1 Owners, > > > > Hello. I am looking for any insight into how any 36 owners have managed > the lack of access to the stuffing box. Each time I want to get it, we have > to pull the muffler, and then the access is still very limited. On the > other 3 boats I have owned, it was a piece of cake. I'm not sure what they > were thinking. > > > > I looked into the PYI system, but my yard wanted to cut the shaft and put > in a new one. It is less than 10 years old, so that is a no-go. We are > going to pack with Teflon instead of the old-style flax that was in there > and hope for better results. But having to adjust it once it is in the > water is a real challenge. I have seen the access on the later model 34, > and I am very jealous. Thanks. > > > > John McCrea > > Talisman > > 1979 36-1 > > Mystic, CT > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List 36-1 Stuffing Box Access.
36-1 Owners, Hello. I am looking for any insight into how any 36 owners have managed the lack of access to the stuffing box. Each time I want to get it, we have to pull the muffler, and then the access is still very limited. On the other 3 boats I have owned, it was a piece of cake. I'm not sure what they were thinking. I looked into the PYI system, but my yard wanted to cut the shaft and put in a new one. It is less than 10 years old, so that is a no-go. We are going to pack with Teflon instead of the old-style flax that was in there and hope for better results. But having to adjust it once it is in the water is a real challenge. I have seen the access on the later model 34, and I am very jealous. Thanks. John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List Re: C
Let me know if you would be interested in c 43 landfallsw florida.draft 5.5. David On Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 4:51 PM sail51--- via CnC-List wrote: > Hi > > I am in SW Florida and interested in possibly purchasing a shoal draft > version of a C 4. If you know of anyone with one for sale on the east > coast please feel free to have them contact me. Thanks > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List C
Hi I am in SW Florida and interested in possibly purchasing a shoal draft version of a C 4. If you know of anyone with one for sale on the east coast please feel free to have them contact me. Thanks Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
