T&T: GFO Stuffing Box Packing

[Darrell Abed]

On one of my first runs with the GFO packing the shaft was up to almost 300
degrees!  Way too tight on the stuffing box.  I loosened it up a bit,
apparently too much because I got too much of a drip, almost a stream, and the
temp dropped below 100.  Last time I checked I think I have it just about
right, no drip and 105 degrees on the shaft just in front of the stuffing box.
This was on a 85 degree day, but the Chesapeake water temps are probably still
pretty low.



I usuually run at about 1500 - 1700 engine RPM, so, what, about 700 - 800
shaft RPM.



I'm not entirely happy yet and consider this to still be a work in progress.



Darrell



> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:19:16 -0700
> From: larry at mvouterreef.com
> To: trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com
> Subject: T&T: GFO Stuffing Box Packing
>
> Would someone using GFO stuffing box packing pleae tell me the temperature
> that the stuffing box is operating at while underway. At 1500 engine RPMs
> (shaft speed approximately 715 RPMs) the temperature is reading 140
degrees.
> This is with a constant drip. With no drip, the temperarture is higher.
> Thanks.
>
> Larry Gregory
> Outer Reef
> Lying at anchor Sarasoto, Florida
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