Wow! The "professional" didn't know what he/she was talking about.
The hose is for cooling water to keep the seal cool. This is essential on
high speed shaft (powerboats). But another "professional" I worked
with down at Rybovich-Spencer in FL said that even on sailboats it
is a good idea to provide water to the seal. It provides a positiver flow
out the stern tube so that sediment will be flushed out. Also, turns out
that PSS (the seal I have) has discontinued the seals without the cooling
feed. They recommend that all applications provide cooling water no
matter what the speed.

Doug

"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
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The professional who installed the dripless shaft seal on my Hunter 33
told me to attach the tube coming off the seal to a spot where it opened
above the water line, but on a recent boating program on TV they said you
are supposed to T that into the exhaust line of the cooling system.

On the dripless web site they say that cooling system is only for high
speed boats. Should I leave it as is or T it in?

--
Stephen

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For any proposition there is always some sufficiently narrow
interpretation of its terms, such that it turns out true, and
some sufficiently wide interpretation such that it turns out
false...concept stretching will refute *any* statement, and will
leave no true statement whatsoever.
-- Imre Lakatos

I think that the flush issue is the most important. I have seen several
boats partly sink because of something as simple as a blade of sea
grass being caught in there. (on the older ones with no flush - don't
be to worried)