Our Stuffing Box Leaks
Yep, our stuffing box leaks. But wait…it’s supposed to. We have a traditional stuffing box (also known as a stuffing gland, packing gland, and other variations). In general, it’s “an assembly which is used to house a gland seal. It is used to prevent leakage of fluid, such as water, between sliding or turning parts.” […]
Cockpit Scupper Drains
To be honest I didn’t even know what a scupper was before we bought a boat. And fair warning, this post has quite a few “boaty” terms. Scupper – a hole in a ship’s side to carry water overboard from the deck We have scuppers along the bulwarks for draining water from the decks, but […]
Bilge Pump Cycle Counter, Switches & Alarms
Our boat came with two electric bilge one manual bilge pumps. The small electric pump is located at the bottom of the bilge and the larger electric pump (a Rule 3700) was located higher in the bilge near the middle of the boat in front of the old water tank. We decided to revamp the […]