The Cape Dory Board

Sadly, after living aboard Wimahl for over 3 years, we've moved onto a bigger boat and it's time to let her go. Wimahl is a 1978 Carl Alberg designed Cape Dory 28. She's had a lot of use over the years, including sailing the South Pacific with a previous owner. We bought her in Portland, OR in 2013,...

It's hard to tell from the photo, but there should be a rubber hose that spans the distance between the stern tube and the stuffing box. I don't see the rubber hose or any hose clamps for it in the photo. -Cathy These guys weren't built in the standard fashion, apparently this engine is too large t...

Phew, emergency over. And to think all it would take is the proper tools. Finally got the locking nut loose with a small 2lb sledge and a "demolition driver" full length steel screwdriver. Still will need to repack the box I'm sure, but I'm not planning on moving it in the near future, so ...

Captain, Don't forget to loosen the lock nut, if there is one! Sure trying, haven't yet gotten it to budge. Your stuffing box is not the typical Spartan unit so the Spartan wrenches are not going to do much good. That is also a very tight installation even by the usual standards. I use a short all ...

The Spartan Marine stuffing box wrenches work very nicely but are a bit pricey at $50. After looking at the spartan marine catalog, I don't seem to have the same stuffing box, mine is much more a standard hexagonal type nut than what they show there. A slotted screwdriver and a hammer. The exact si...

Hello everyone, I'm the new owner of a 1978 Cape Dory 28. Yesterday I moved the boat down the river to it's new home and after the journey I'm getting some excessive leakage from the stuffing box. It's a steady stream and is causing the bilge pump to go off about every 10 minutes. Makes me a little ...