KJEJ Harris wrote:

I was at a boat show last week and one of the vendors was offering a
dripless shaft seal ...
Has anyone had any experience with these either good or bad

Using this since 1993. The story I tell is: "We don't have to pump the
bilge any more, but we do vacuum once a month.

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/