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Haulout 2016 Part 1: Replacing the rudder stuffing box hose and repacking rudder stuffing box

February 10, 2016Matt 7 Comments

Now that title has driven away everyone not looking for tips on how to do a particular procedure on a 36′ cherubini hunter, lets get to it. It was time for the annual haulout, a procedure that last time was… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, haulout, hose, hunter 36, quadrant, rudder, stuffing box

Yard Update

February 20, 2015Matt Leave a comment

The prop shaft arrived back from Vancouver and has been installed, along with the new PSS dripless seal and cutlass bearing, the prop still hasn’t come back though yet. What is a dripless seal? Well, the traditional prop shaft has… Continue reading →

Maintenance dockyard, gudgeon, hunter 36, PSS, stuffing box

Adjusting the stuffing box (part 1)

March 22, 2014Matt Leave a comment

So after my boat arrived back in Victoria (the person who moved it commented it felt smoother, so I guess that prop fix did help), he mentioned there was a lot of water in the bilge! Oh no! My first… Continue reading →

Maintenance bilge, gudgeon, hunter 36, shaft, stuffing box

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