On my Freeman 22 MK2 (and probably most others), the stern gland has an almost dangerously short clamping surface when fitting the log hose. In order to increase the bearing/clamping surface I had cut out a small indent in the log hose where the grease cap fitting went. This in turn made it difficult to get more than four or five turns of the messy, grease filled cap making the daily stern gland greasing task a little tedious. To ease the problem, I decided to fit a remote greaser in my easily accessible fuel tank compartment which is also home to my fuel tap and filter. It was a pretty straightforward task with the correct fittings and semi-rigid nylon pipe. Routing the grease feeder tube made more sense coming from the starboard side of my engine compartment to avoid clashing with the exhaust.

Using somewhat lighter grease than what I’d previously used to prevent blockages, the test cruise has gone well and it’s nice to be able to add a twist of grease whilst underway.