I second David’s comment. I had a dripless on my first boat and stuffing box on current boat. The only thing I have had to do with my stuffing box since repacking 5 years ago is tighten it slightly twice. It is less effort than a dripless (no burping) and has much less (zero?) possibility of a catastrophic failure. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Dec 10, 2019, at 1:39 PM, David Risch via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I have used a traditional stuffing box with the synthetic packing for years. > Stuff is incredible and dryer than I ever imagined. Simpler is better… > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via > CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:47 PM > To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Mechanical shaft seal options > > Alright folks, > > I'm looking for thoughts on a replacement for my PYI dripless shaft seal. It > has worked fine and I'm not afraid to stick with it but I'm looking for > possible options or improvements. > > I've heard of Tides Marine making one and Sailor Sam's sells 4 different > designs by the name Last Drop. > > I'll be pulling and truing the shaft, rebuilding the prop, replacing the > cutlass bearing, replacing the seal. Anything else I'm forgetting while I > have it apart? > > > Thanks, > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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