David,
Go to the Catalina web site, link follows, http://www.catalina27.org/ Click on C27, Manuals and look for the drawing on the Packing Gland/Coupling Assembly. To reduce the leakage you loosen the lock nut, tighten the packing gland assembly and then retighten the locking nut. Easy job when you have the correct size wrenches. John Emmerich C27TR Louisville, KY From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Savlin Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] stuffing box? packing gland? PSS? shaft seal? ok so I am now in a position where I need help but I've been having trouble finding what to do, because of the wide variety of search terms. Packing gland? Stuffing box? Dripless Shaft Seal (DSS) ? PSS? Not sure where that came from Regardless the thingummy where our prop shaft goes thru the hull is now spewing a steady stream of water at rest, and I fear to see what kind of water it leaks while the engine is running and driving. I arrived at our boat this past weekend to find an inch of water over the bilge and the house battery dead. I switched to Battery 2 and hooked up shore power, and it was all pumped out and stayed dry, but it's a source of concern. And not to mention, I found a slow leak on a freshwater hose post-pressure-pump so I plan a thorough inspection of all our fresh water plumbing to find where we need new hoses and clamps. I don't like finding a dead AGM battery and an inch of water over the bilge so this concerns me. In past years, our 1988 #6480 has had a moist bilge but never this bad. Thanks for any and all advice. I will, of course, be searching the IC27A archives, Yahoo willingly (versus god willingly). david
