Happy Thanksgiving – Stuffing Box’s, Just Try And Stay Awake!

mmm that is one fine stuffing box.. mmm

In honor of this perfect day. We bring you.. OK, Mike Mayer brings us all .. His collection of Stuffing Boxes. None of us really want to know why Mike collects Stuffing Box images. But in a strange way we all understand. There are times, when a good snap shot tell the entire story. Such is one of the goofy things about this passion.. Photo’s of screw holes and small nail.. Folks like Mike are we are Thankful for at Woody Boater. I can not count anymore how many times an image or tid bit has come out of no place to save the day. Like last night I laughed that we should do a story on Stuffing boxes, and poof.. these showed up. I used to name each and every person that helped.. Texx, Mike, Alex, Paul and Karen, Dennis, Lou, Joel, Seth, Bob, Alan, Bob, John, Kim, Chad, Brian, Chris, Carla, Al S, Randy,Don, Bill, Jim, Rabbit, Terry, River Rat, Woody Gal, Larry, Jimmy, Jim ..drot, John Rothert, Clif, Al, Don V, Mfine, Mark, Bob, Dick, Scott, Herb, Dave, Don , Dan, David, Marty, Peter, Jim, Alan, Hamster, Molly, Rick, who is always first in the AM, All of Lake Hopatcong, Tahoe, Lake Dora, Travis, Phil, George, The Olsons, and the Smith Mountain Lake Gang, Don D, All of Michigan as a matter of fact, Some of NY, all of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and spots in Canada.. New Zealand.. PHIL!, Australia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, David Hassiloff rules! egh! The list goes on and on.. And I always forget someone and want to jab a stick in my eye when I do, because it does not mean that I forgot, just that I have a memory of a teenager that’s supposed to remember his chores. I am deeply honored that you all contribute and make this fun, this year especially. There have been so many twists and turns that have make a crappy economic year, a blast. Thanks.. Now you may stuff yourself!

Ya can taste the 5200 in this one.. with a touch of saw dust?

mmmm, no this one, this is the one.. Amazing.. Look at the way those bolts just scream, hold me tight!

Who says a stuffing box does not look good in grey? Not me! This shot with the wrench shows all the drama that takes place with stuffing boxes.. Almost porn... Like, hey, you hold water or I am going to screw you down harder. Wow, thats rough. Mike, ya could have just left that wrench out of the shot for such a religious day..

Tasteless dirty, porn! In a stuffing box in a old dirty boat sort of way, ya have to open up your mind.. Then close it and pray no one finds out..

This shot says, Strong Bond, a marrage of shaft, engine and water. Note the symetry of the clamps.. Fine art I tells ya, Fine freiken art!

OK, this is sick, just the part, no art, no back story, just like showing a cut off leg.. Sick stuff.. But I cant stop looking..

This one is wonderful, kinda like a voyer shot, just a peek around the transome support.. It's there but does not know we are.. Ohhhh! Look at those fresh clean bolts

OK, Lets just say that this one is waiting for something, maybe a nice young fresh turned shaft?

Sorry, I have no idea how a stuffing box story on Thanksgiving turned into a bad peep show.. It was getting a tad boring.. Maybe it was the trictafan? How ever you spell that dam word? I wish you all a fantastic Thanksgiving. Matt, Texx, Mike…