Volvo Penta stuffing box

[DangerousPirate]

Hi guys, I just went into the bilge to replace a bilge pump and noticed a huge issue. My stuffing box is really lose and water gushes in if you wiggle the hose (which explains the water all the time, which I thought came through a different place). Luckily, it doesn't gush unless you touch it, but I assume a constant drip either way.

Anyway, I am a little confused on what I have here. The access is very limited and I am afloat so please bear that in mind for now, but I am not familiar with this type of stuffing box. I'll post a little video of me inspecting it and you'll see more detail.

But I have the shaft coming from the engine into the bilge into the stuffing box, which seems to be 2 jubilee clips going into some sort of hose, with a water inlet at a 90° angle which so far I learned is for extra lubrication. Anyway, stuffing boxes I am familiar with do not have flexible, rubber hose bits that go for 30 cm or more.

I have a volvo penta 2030, not sure if anyone is familiar with it.

From what I can see, I have a play of maybe 5-10 mm, it feels incredibly loose.

The jubilee clips are tough to get to, but as far as I could try, they seem as tight as they can be.

A friend said "squirt some greese in there" but there is so much play it feels like it's about to fall out and sink my boat. You can see that in the clip and imagine how loose it is.

I'll also include a still here





It doesn't look like the rubber stuffing boxes I can find online.

https://imgur.com/Z2UK4Dk

 

[vyv_cox]

Difficult to tell from your photo but it seems to be a proprietary seal.thst relies on automotive lip seals. Cheap and simple but maybe not straightforward afloat but not impossible. See Stern glands for info.

You will need to detach the shaft from the coupling, slide it aft to remove the seal. Wrapping the shaft and stern tube with rags is an effective short term static seal.

 

[DangerousPirate]

Difficult to tell from your photo but it seems to be a proprietary seal.thst relies on automotive lip seals. Cheap and simple but maybe not straightforward afloat but not impossible. See Stern glands for info.

You will need to detach the shaft from the coupling, slide it aft to remove the seal. Wrapping the shaft and stern tube with rags is an effective short term static seal.

I wish I had better access to it but the bilge is packed with stuff. Cables, exhaust hose, bilge hose, bilge pump, shift cables...
I just don't know what I am dealing with here.

It doesn't have to be solved while afloat, as I might get it lifted for various other reasons before I head off. I have to admit I was playing with the thought of lifting it once I am in wales though, but that before I knew of this issue. That is a sinkable offence if I am not careful. Oops.
But I do need to know what it is and what I need to replace it with, or waht needs to be done. Perhaps I just need to tighten something up besides the jubilee clips, which as I said alraedy seem tight, but they might also just be gummed up. (they are very awkward to reach and I only gave it a halfarsed try)

 

[DangerousPirate]

Perhaps this is a little better. You can see the shaft coming from the engine to the right, going aft to the left. The hose going straight down, the brown one, is a feeding hose that connects on top of the valve, there are two jubilee clips immediately to the left of the feeding hose (you won't be able to see them, I think, but I know they're there), and then theres is this loose goosey black hose. The water gushes out when I jiggle the feeding hose, it comes out at the end of the black sleeve/hose. There is a big gap, it's extremely loose. It's only plugged by the current hose angle. If you can see the video, it will make more sense. I just can't upload it directly and imgur is not supporting the UK any more, so I guess maybe with a vpn?

Either way, that's the best description I can come up with now.