Yep vented. The PYI and Lasdrop seals rated the highest in a practical sailor review. The lasdrop gen 2 has the ability to store a spare seal on the shaft and the rated service life is 8 to 10 years.
I'm leaning towards the Lasdrop Gen 2 for my installation though I'm tempted to keep the PYI. The new bellows kit is 1/3 of the price of the new lasdrop seal. https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/26_22/features/4431-1.html I'm also considering a new auto prop instead of paying to get my max-prop rebuilt. Josh On Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 10:56 AM Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is yours vented? The vent was added some years ago. With it you never > need to burp the seal. We don't have the vent so occasionally we do have > to burp it. If I ever replace it I will put the same dripless, but with > the vent. > > Ken H. > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 at 13:48, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> 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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