Do you grease it? No disassembly? No lip seals or ball bearings? That's kinda remarkable!
The 3 blade H5 is what was recommended to me... Most likely in 16". ~2100 GBP. Josh On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 1:48 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > For Josh about my Bruntons Autoprop. It is the 3 blade H5. It was on > Alianna when I purchased her in 2005. So far i have replaced the hub zinc > once that’s all in 15 years of use in salt water. It is powered by a > Universal M4-30 and has strong reverse and powers Alianna a 35 MK2 at > around 14,000 pounds loaded for cruising well into seas and wind. I sail > with the transmission in forward and i can see a half knot or so speed > increase when it is locked in forward, for example from 6.4 to 6.9. I can > use that as a “passing gear” so that boats getting passed don’t know what > happened All of a sudden like. lol. And it is very quiet. > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 2:21 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I tend to agree with the caveat that we are talking about boats that >> don't exceed 10 kts under motor. Most of the manufacturers have provision >> for boats less than 10 and those greater than 10. Obviously those greater >> than 10 are rare in the sailing community. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:42 AM Robert Boyer via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> I don’t use the vent hose. I do burp the shaft seal after a launch. I >>> think having the vent hose adds an unnecessary risk and has very little, if >>> any, benefit. Just my $0.02. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> Bob Boyer >>> s/v Rainy Days >>> C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) >>> (Presently in Baltimore for the summer) >>> blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com >>> email: dainyr...@icloud.com >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2019, at 5:31 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < >>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>> For a vented PYI, you need to make sure that the vent is high enough >>> above the water level or you risk getting burps of water if you need to go >>> into high reverse (e.g. when docking or emergency stopping). Some use a >>> bottle that collect these burps. I plumbed the vent into the sink drain. As >>> long as you open the drain occasionally, no issues. >>> >>> Marek >>> >>> 1994 C270 Legato >>> Ottawa, ON >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> Date: 2019-12-11 10:57 (GMT-05:00) >>> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> Cc: Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Mechanical shaft seal options >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > _______________________________________________ > > 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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