Any advice on how to get to packing? 95 response.

[Yeaitsslo]

Packing on my response is pouring in water.  I'm going to try to tighten before I replace it completely. However it's perfectly in between the floor and the 2 mufflers on either side make it pretty impossible to get a pickle wrench on it.    Any advice or special tools you've come up with?? 

[formulaben]

Your timing is excellent.  Get 'em while they're hot...

 

[Yeaitsslo]

Going to order one of those but it's still a really tight area. Can't get any leverage in there.  

[John I.]

It should not require significant leverage to snug up the packing nut. Should you decide to replace packing, here is a good how-to...

 

[formulaben]

...and another with other good miscellaneous info.

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/stuffing_box&page=1