Packing nut
Date: November 6, 1997
Our 1977 Endeavour 32 comes with a 2QM20 Yanmar engine. Apparently the transmission housing on this model is located so close to the packing nut on the stuffing box, that it's impossible to remove. Has anyone else seen or dealt with this?
Date: November 12, 1997
From: Dave & Carol Wright dgw1@aol.comMy boat is the same model, but I have not attempted to remove the packing nut.
However, when I had the boat out of the water I did replace the prop shaft. You may need to remove the shaft which normally requires removing the rudder. I removed the shaft without taking the rudder off by holding a piece of thin, hard, slick plastic between the shaft and the rudder. It took two guys to pull the shaft out. When putting the new shaft in, I had removed the cuttlass bearing. I slid the new bearing on to the shaft and put the shaft through the strut, then sliding the bearing into place. The shaft went in fairly easily without the bearing in place.
Date: September 26, 1999
From: Pete lapdog@olsusa.com
I have an Endeavor 32 (1977) and my stuffing box is leaking pretty badly but there isn't room enough between the flange and the packing nut to back it off. It looks as though the only way to repack it is to pull the boat and pull the shaft. Have you had any experience with this? Do you know anyone who has? I can't believe they designed the boat so you had to pull it to do this rather routine maintanance. I wish I had an owners manual that detailed the boat's systems but I guess they are all long gone by now......my boat is a 77. Any help would be appreciated.
Date: September 27, 1999
From: Paul Uhl endvr32@endeavourowners.com
Although the space is rather tight, we can back off the packing nut far enough to repack--however our E32 is an 82. I'll send out your question to the E32 owners and well see if anyone has come across this.