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Old 06-20-2010, 06:00 AM   #5
Island Trader
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RE: Tools for stuffing box adjustment

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FF wrote:

With luck the space is not so confined that you cant reach the lock nut with a center punch or a cold chisel.

Not pretty but on some boats the only way , especially on rudder shaft boxes.

UGH , but necessary.
Ditto the above...did this for years on my Alura.* Just one good whack and loose it was.* You don't even notice the gouges after the first one

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