angus99
Guru
We put GFO packing in our stuffing boxes during our refit. The other day, on a trial run, the port stuffing box was running really hot—obviously “someone” had overtightened the adjusting nuts. I saw 168 degrees on the collar and then steam coming off the shaft before I could get the engines slowed and the collars loosened. Once loosened, everything cooled down—and it leaked quite a bit. It was reading in the 100-teens to low 120s for the rest of the trip.
I assume the SS shaft and bronze stuffing box are unharmed, but I’m wondering if I ruined the packing?
I assume the SS shaft and bronze stuffing box are unharmed, but I’m wondering if I ruined the packing?