"Bruce" wrote in message
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In passing, I always wondered what people using the so called
"dripless" shaft seals do in the event of a catastrophic failure of
the rubber flex housing? With a conventional stuffing box one can
re-pack it with old tee shirts and use Crisco for a lube but what
happens, way out there in the briny, when that red rubber hose bursts?



Good point, and, had we that setup on our first trip as we headed to our
Registered Repair Facility (which allows one to avoid paying FL sales tax if
the boat doesn't leave immediately), we'd have sunk her.

We backed over a mooring line and jacked the tranny out of the plate on the
bell housing. The conventional packing just let it slide backwards; this
wouldn't have.

As a result, while we have a line cutter, now, and are smarter, too, I'm
seriously considering returning to my old gland, which I'm sure I have but
haven't yet looked for...

Meanwhile, I've figured out how to drop the rudder, which I'll do
tomorrow...

L8R

Skip


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