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[email protected] January 26th 05 03:31 PM

I have a PSS seal on my boat and you can add me to the list proponents.

I did have a porblem with shaft vibration when I first bought the boat
where the prop shaft flange was not centered on the Transmission
flange. The PSS seal never leaked a drop!!

The vigration and the shaft hitting the hull at certain RPMs was what
made me fix the porblem.

Matt


ebolean January 26th 05 04:56 PM

Keith,

This looks interesting. But where do you buy it?

Thanks.

Bob


ebolean January 26th 05 05:28 PM

nevermind - found the answer
http://www.e-marine-inc.com/products...g/packing.html


Armond Perretta January 26th 05 09:54 PM

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:57:49 -0800, "R.W. Behan"
wrote:

You will generate shaft lash that will cause the
PSS to leak like crazy, and perhaps damage or destroy the bellows.
That will sink your boat.


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And that is precisely why I will not install another one on a boat
that I own. I installed a Lasdrop on one of my old sailboats and it
preformed exactly as advertised but I was appalled at the relative
fragility of the unit compared to an old fashioned shaft log.


The only time I have encountered issues with the PSS was in the case of a
long shaft, typically in trawler designs. It simply did not work well, and
we reverted to a standard gland..

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




Larry W4CSC January 29th 05 04:27 AM

"Leanne" wrote in :

Especially not having to hang upside down or draped over the
engine to adjust the stuffing box.


Leanne
s/v Fundy


God, I'm gonna have nightmares, tonight!

(c;




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