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Hi Michael, I have to agree with everything your wrote, particularly this: If you ram in the packing it is already compressed and can not be loosened effectively, thus causing problems of heat and

Jeremy, Caleb, Patrick, Caleb, the stuffing should press into the cavity around the shaft with little to no pressure. The ends of the cavity and nut should be tapered. As the nut is drawn up the

Jeremy, Re-reading your message it struck me that the main reason I went with the size below 1/4" was that it was quite difficult to work that packing into the nut and I reasoned that if it was tight

Jeremy, Thanks for that.? I will have to respond with what I think I remember about what I think I learned back then. We had just replaced the cutlass bearing, drive shaft, stuffing box, hose clamps

Caleb, 3/16" packing is what you want to go with your 1" shaft and stuffing box. Alas. I am going to ask. I have repacked my stuffing box twice -- once in the water, and again when I replaced the

Still down for video chat. I've had to do very little of that thankfully but I can certainly understand how people who do would be very tired of it. -s

I think you will find large span wrenches used by? plumbers for installing kitchen sink drains might work.? they have worked for me.? Need two, one for packing nut, other for lock nut.? Be sure

Patrick, Yes, this is a great group of folks.? Very helpful.? So are the folks at Moyer Marine if you need Atomic 4 help and this group knows a pretty fair amount about the Atomic 4 as well.? The

Patrick, The issue with using adjustable/pipe wrenches is that they mess up the bronze nuts. The flat open-end wrenches are the way to go. After you clean up the bronze nut and lock nut you might

WOW this is a fantastic group!!!!! So awesome to have 11 emails in 4 hours for help!!!! Thank you all!!!! I had put out previously about maybe doing a virtual meeting of this group just to talk,

I have had great luck with a non drip packing. The brand is https://www.duramaxmarine.com/shaft-ultrax.htm I have run the engine for 4 straight hours and could still touch the bronze. Only warm. I did

They fit really well in the space available on the T27. If you get a pair, set them on the nuts so the handles are about 10 degrees apart and squeeze and it opens right up. I wished I had spent the

These are the wrenches I got and they were money well spent! The 1-7/8 wrenches worked with my Buck Algonquin stuffing box for my 1 inch shaft. http://yorkdesignandfab.com/ Brent S/V Lola -

The marine howto guide is great. There is a lot of unresolved debate about whether you should use graphite impregnated packing material due to the possibility of galvanic corrosion. Marine Howto and

Patrick, Like I mentioned you can make the wrenches out of flat stock steel and a hack saw. Bacon's might have used the size you need. !/8" flat steel is thick enough. Michael

Patrick, I never needed the special shaft packing wrenches but you do need 2 wrenches and they can't have very long handles.? You could fabricate "special" wrenches just for this project out of some

Caleb…what additionally did you need to do this while in the water? Michael…I like the idea of working on this when she is high and dry…the creek here off of Middle River here on the

I definitely recommend soaking the packing nut/locking nut in PB Blaster for up to a week before you attempt to break them free.? I would not recommend using heat in this area especially if you have

Patrick, The article referenced by Caleb Davison is good and very thorough. How often is your boat left high and dry via the tide? If this is common during the tide cycle then you are lucky.

I will definitely read that article, just wondering what additionally I would need to keep water out of the boat if trying to do this in the water. I think if I remove the batteries on the