There are some Things you just take for granted without really looking . This morning I decided to go for a quick sail around the harbour . I was only 200 metres from the mooring when the bilge pump cut in , I thought it will stop soon must be the water running to the back of the bilge ( there was about 1 bucket full when I left ). It didn't stop , so I thought being by myself I will go to the mooring and check . The stern gland had unscrewed from the housing , I discovered then that there was no lock nut . I'm not dropping the shaft to put one on , so will make up a two piece split nut till it goes up on the slips again . Has any one else discovered some thing is missing on their boat that they hadn't noticed .

Length of hose split and placed over the shaft. Couple of hose clips and slide the hose down so the end places a slight pressure against the gland nut.