Dittto. I use Teflon impregnated packing in a standard stuffing box. No issues. Drips slightly when running. Dry when not. I have the tools, knowledge, diligence and flexibility to properly adjust it.
Buddy of mine has PSS drip-less in his boat. We were making trip to coast one day when his engine compartment ventilation hose became dislodged. I'm talking about the 3 or 4 inch vent hose with spiral wire in it. The hose found its way to the coupling. The set screws on the coupling grabbed the hose and wrapped it around his PSS dripless bellows. Fortunately, the bellows didn't rip but it separated the seal and the boat began to take on water. He managed to figure things out and save the boat. Granted, if the hose had been properly secured, nothing would have happened. I see the major advantage of drip-less systems as keeping sea water and its little organisms out of the bilge where they tend to become smelly. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:10 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > 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> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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