Saint Paul Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Has anyone had a Stern Tube repacked at a Boat Yard, if so can you give me any indication as to costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Shouldn't be any more than £50 unless you have something strange and inaccessible. 1 hour minimum labour charge, cost of packing and topping up your grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Its not a hard job to do yourself, packing from ASAP or similar firms and a search on here will tell you lots. Thing is though that a good engineer can tell you if your shaft is properly aligned and maybe if the outboard bearing is worn or if a groove is worn into the shaft by the old packing. Any of this is possible, unlikely but you know what its like when you take your car to the garage, you can start off with a worn belt and end up with a new alternator, water pump and a huge bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 34 minutes ago, Saint Paul said: Has anyone had a Stern Tube repacked at a Boat Yard, if so can you give me any indication as to costs? Just to be clear. Do you mean stern gland or stern tube. if the latter what is wrong with the tube? Matty has assumed you mean tube but you might not. 1 minute ago, Bee said: Its not a hard job to do yourself, packing from ASAP or similar firms and a search on here will tell you lots. Thing is though that a good engineer can tell you if your shaft is properly aligned and maybe if the outboard bearing is worn or if a groove is worn into the shaft by the old packing. Any of this is possible, unlikely but you know what its like when you take your car to the garage, you can start off with a worn belt and end up with a new alternator, water pump and a huge bill. Some instructions here http://www.tb-training.co.uk/10sgear.htm#bmn31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said: Just to be clear. Do you mean stern gland or stern tube. if the latter what is wrong with the tube? Matty has assumed you mean tube but you might not. Quite right, my bad!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Just now, matty40s said: Quite right, my bad!! Not so in my view. I only posted after I realised we both were thinking the same thing but the OP may not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjw Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 OP did say "repacked" so I think it is safe to say he means the stern gland. Are there any re-packable stern tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, philjw said: OP did say "repacked" so I think it is safe to say he means the stern gland. Are there any re-packable stern tubes? No but it is possible he has a leak from on of the tube threads and has misunderstood what someone told him about sealing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Had my stern gland re-packed at a yard. Cost was £50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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