Seems like a good time to reference Maine Sail's excellent article about this regular maintenance chore.
Attached is the article from his own site, and then a synopsis posted on another major sailing site.
We have a PSS shaft seal and like it, but I know many other sailers that like their traditional stuffing box.
https://pbase.com/mainecruising/stuffing_box&page=1
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/i...traditional-stuffing-box.125430/#post-1530812
Note that he also address how often owners ignore ancient stuffing box hoses. Those specialty hoses have a finite life and the replacement has to be of appropriate construction and Not a piece of ordinary exhaust hose.
Attached is the article from his own site, and then a synopsis posted on another major sailing site.
We have a PSS shaft seal and like it, but I know many other sailers that like their traditional stuffing box.
https://pbase.com/mainecruising/stuffing_box&page=1
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/i...traditional-stuffing-box.125430/#post-1530812
Note that he also address how often owners ignore ancient stuffing box hoses. Those specialty hoses have a finite life and the replacement has to be of appropriate construction and Not a piece of ordinary exhaust hose.