I used PTFE Tefelon Braided Ramie Packing .....I repacked my stuffing
box 6 years ago with it....after Spring launch I adjusted for approx. 2
drops/drips per minute....then after running the engine the drips would
stop....I loosen and got the 2 drops per minute again...after the next
use of the engine, the drips would stop....loosen one more time, ran the
engine and the drips would stop.
So I stopped loosening....ran the engine for 2 hours .....got into the
lazarette and put my hand on the stuffing box and the prop shaft looking
for heat....both were cold so I left things the way they were. The
stuffing box does not leak/ drip water although I understand it should.
I may be in for a big expense some day for a new prop shaft but in the
meantime, my bilge is dry except for what comes down inside the mast
when it rains. I can live with that, we all do.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2018-02-17 12:24 AM, Neil Andersen wrote:
What “quality product” have you found success with?
Neil Andersen
1982 C&C 32
Rock Hall, MD
Neil Andersen
20691 Jamieson Rd
Rock Hall, MD 21661
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I would not change to a dripless stuffing box when a much simpler and
safer option is available.....as David said here before, repack your
existing box with a quality product and you are virtually drip
free....I did mine 6 years ago and it still doesn't drip...and I have
checked and there is no heat on the prop shaft, stuffing box, etc. I
never worry about a catastrophic failure a PSS dripless stuffing box
can endure.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On Feb 16, 2018, at 9:05 PM, Brien Sadler via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Has anyone changed to a PSS dripless stuffing box? I’m sold on the
switch I just haven’t figured out how I’m going to run the vent line
yet. Any suggestions would be great. Preliminary plan is to run it
to a very small through hull at the top of the transom.
Thanks,
Brien
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