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Keith Hughes Keith Hughes is offline
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Default Shaft Seals: PSS vs Lasdrop

druid wrote:
Hi,

Looking at replacing the stuffing-box on my Crown 28. I had a Lasdrop
installed on my Catalina 36 and it worked flawlessly for 15 years, but
I seem to see more PSS's around. Any pros/cons? Which one is better?

druid
"Coatue" Crown 28
http://www.bcboatnet.org


I had a Lasdrop on a San Juan 26 for over 10 years without a hitch.
I've had a PSS on my Catalina 30 for over 5 years without a hitch. The
Lasdrops did not seem to be available when I was replacing the shaft and
stuffing box on the Catalina, so I went with PSS. I haven't seen
anything about Lasdrop recently. I didn't think they were still around.

Keith Hughes