Lots of opinions abundantly expressed previously regarding pros and cons of dripless vs stuffing box.
As for installation of dripless, those who have dripless might help Joe out? I replaced everything -- coupling, shaft, dripless, cutlass bearing. The shaft and coupling need to be machined at the same time for proper fit. My shaft was badly damaged due to coupling failure, so the decision to replace all was easy. Others might attempt to get away with reuse. Up to you, but read the advice. Removing the cutlass bearing can be a real challenge, but never do the job without replacing this. The opportunity doesn't present itself often -- and be glad. You can make a tool to get the old bearing out. There are all kinds of youtube videos and advice on this. Press fit also so need to put the bearing on ice first. I did the job myself -- heated the coupling, cooled the shaft, slid the shaft in, tap tap to get it correctly positioned, and tightened it down. Make sure you have all the parts on the shaft, everything checked and double checked before you slide the shaft into the coupling -- it's not coming back out. And my 2 cents -- the dripless is one of the best improvements I made to the boat. Do it! Jeff Laman 1981 C&C34 "Harmony" Ludington, MI Check alignment of the shaft very carefully. ________________________________ From: David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 4:17 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Dripless shaft seal for 35 mkIII Cheaper and simpler to go with modern packing materials with old school.stuffing box. Sent from my Android. Please forgive typos. Thank you. ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 10:38:09 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Dripless shaft seal for 35 mkIII I have one and I like it, but given modern Teflon packing materials you might want to look at that as well. The dripless seals can have nasty failure modes. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com<http://www.dellabarba.com> -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Newton via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:55 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Gary Newton <ghnewt...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Dripless shaft seal for 35 mkIII I am looking for information on installing a dripless shaft seal on my 35 MK III. Looking for shaft log size on other 35 MK III’s and any problems encountered with installation. Gary Newton 1987 35’ MK III SV KNOT RIGHT Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ 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
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