I prefer a monkey wrench. You don't want to twist and break the rubber hose!!!
Joel On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Don't tell anybody, but I've used (big) channel locks. > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List <[email protected]> > *To:* C&C list <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Dr. Mark Bodnar <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 19, 2015 11:43 AM > *Subject:* Stus-List Stuffing box > > > First sail/journey of the year. Bedford to Deep Cove in Mahoney Bay - > approx 50 nautical miles. > Left Bedford Yacht Club and motored out thru Halifax Barbour, around > Chebucto Head and through Samboro passage - minimal wind and dead on the > nose. > Quite pleased with motor overall. I replaced a broken engine mount and the > new one (a generic mount I modified to fit) was way better. Engine needs to > be re-aligned - hopefully that will decrease vibration even more. Advice > appreciated. I've read about it - difficult? > > On arrival my stuffing box was dripping a fair bit. Little more than 1 > drop per second > Tried to tighten but couldn't separate the 2 nuts. Sprayed a little PB > Blaster - but I'll need a second wrench to counter with rather than > spinning whole unit. > Any suggestions? Are locking pliers OK? > > Mark > > CS 30 Prosecco > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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