A friend was telling me about his packing gland failure while sailing into a quiet anchorage in the BVI's. Motoring through a channel solo he suddenly noticed water coming above the floor boards. A frantic anchor drop he was pumping to get ahead of the water and trying to figure out where the water was coming from. He stemmed most of the flow with a bicycle inner tube wrapped around the gland and cranked tight with a couple of hose clamps. Was able to stay the night with a bit of hand pumping, got towed out of the channel the next morning and sailed to a marina. He suggested that everyone should have a couple lengths of bicycle tire tube and pipe clamps avail.
Reminds me that I need to add that to my kit.
Mark --------------------- Dr. Mark Bodnar B.Sc.,D.C.,FCCPOR(C) Bedford Chiropractic www.BedfordChiro.ca --------------------- There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana On 2016-03-02 8:26 PM, sthoma20--- via CnC-List wrote:
Does anyone know what the original or best hose is for this application? All the C&C owner's manual says about it is "neoprene hose", which leaves a pretty wide latitude. I have an idea that several types might work pretty good, but there is no hose more critical to the survival of the vessel and mine failed. Fortunately it was a the dock that the failure occurred, and while inconvenient and very expensive for an emergency haul out at this particular marina, there was never any real danger either to my person or the vessel. It could have been very different at sea. Not easy to get at, and not easy to stem the leak. Steve Thomas C&C36 Merritt Island, FL _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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
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