Fred: I’ve never heard or imagined anything so strange. First, the shaft seal is a good foot or more below the waterline. Pieces of wood generally float—so they would normally be near the surface of the water. And then have a piece of wood lodge between the stainless and graphite seal on top of all that! I would think the odds of that happening by natural occurrence would be astronomical.
Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On Jul 13, 2021, at 11:45 AM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Years ago a small piece of wood came up thru the shaft log into the bellows > and wedged itself between the stainless and graphite rings. The boat sank > overnight. > The moral of this story is that you should periodically check the pressure of > the bellows. > My stainless ring had slipped. > > Fred Hazzard > S/V Fury > C&C 44 > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jul 13, 2021, at 6:41 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >> >> Jeff, >> >> As you mentioned earlier, this topic shows up every so often. >> >> As a PSS user, I am obviously biased. >> >> The stuck graphite face was an issue in older designs (the unvented type). >> The Volvo version of the dripless seal still requires burping. >> >> I can imagine that if I were to sail around the world, I might prefer the >> traditional stuffing box (the maintenance is easier and the spare parts can >> be fabricated by a skilled blacksmith (😉)), but if you sail in the area >> where spare parts are generally available, the dripless solution is >> completely reliable. >> >> I am happy with my dry bilge. >> >> Marek >> >> >> 1994 C270 Legato >> Ottawa, ON >> >> >> >> From: Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 9:25 AM >> To: Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman <jlam...@outlook.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Re: Stuffing Box >> >> Let's exclude power boats -- an entirely different environment and demand on >> the hardware. >> Jeff L. >> >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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