flax packing???

[woodielvr]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Greetings, and welcome aboard.
That's a nice old woodie, you got there.

See Acoustic’s excellent photo-essay on “Re-Packing A Traditional Stuffing Box”:
Goto:
Re-Packing A Traditional Stuffing Box Photo Gallery by Maine Sailing at pbase.com

Hey thanks for the tip I checked out that "photo essay"..WOW! That was good stuff..pretty much took care of all my questions.. only thing is my harbor wants $187.00 for lift and launch and worse once its out they dont allow you to work on your engine on the premises ugh!!

I am confident I can do the re-pack Im just worried about the water.. how fast does it come in?Do I need a external sump along with the bilge?

[SVDistantStar]

Well when i do put an engine back in the boat, im planning on a new stuffing box.

[SVDistantStar]

Theres a pic of the stuffing box setup. Im still thinking i might could just use a longer piece of hose and a cap of some sorts.