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Old 07-01-2014, 09:10 AM   #14
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City: Signal Mtn., TN
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I appreciate all the advice, guys (Shay, thanks for the number; I'll definitely give you a call).

When we started feeling a little vibration yesterday, we stopped at the Hinkley yard in Thunderbolt, GA. They found a couple of microscopic dents in the starboard prop but, more significantly, the line cutter was damaged and part of it was free-wheeling around the shaft. While it's out of the water, they'll do the stuffing boxes.

For the record, I repacked the stuffing box on our sailboat a few times over the years, and understand their function. But these are designed differently and I'm extremely cautious when confronted with anything new.
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