On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:52:09 GMT, "Cap'n Ric"
wrote:

When I was in Castine, Maine this summer a 51' Hinckley Sou'wester came into
Eaton's Boatyard dock about 4" lower in the water than when they started at
Southwest Harbor. My first question to the owner was "Do you have a shaft
seal or a stuffing box?" He had a shaft seal. When we pulled the cover off
the engine and transmission you could see the tear in the boot and the water
coming in. The folks at Eaton stopped the leak and The Maine Maritime
Acadamy hauled him the next morning. Hinckley sent a guy over from
Southwest Harbor to replace the seal.

I have a 2003 Beneteau 473 and unfortuneately I also have a shaft seal.
However, I religiously burp it if I think it is possible that air got in it.
I also grease it every 100 engine hours. I have a max-prop so my shaft
doesn't turn under sail.

Regards,

Cap'n Ric

I'm glad I don't have one.. The rip is really scary. You can fix the
seal that slides forward if you catch it early but there's no stopping
a ripped seal...I thought. How did Eaton do it?

Good idea from someone else about a siren and light. I wonder why very
few people do that....

They sealed the cutlass bearing/shaft and the raw water line input.

"Dick Locke" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:52:09 GMT, "Cap'n Ric"
wrote:

When I was in Castine, Maine this summer a 51' Hinckley Sou'wester came
into
Eaton's Boatyard dock about 4" lower in the water than when they started
at
Southwest Harbor. My first question to the owner was "Do you have a shaft
seal or a stuffing box?" He had a shaft seal. When we pulled the cover
off
the engine and transmission you could see the tear in the boot and the
water
coming in. The folks at Eaton stopped the leak and The Maine Maritime
Acadamy hauled him the next morning. Hinckley sent a guy over from
Southwest Harbor to replace the seal.

I have a 2003 Beneteau 473 and unfortuneately I also have a shaft seal.
However, I religiously burp it if I think it is possible that air got in
it.
I also grease it every 100 engine hours. I have a max-prop so my shaft
doesn't turn under sail.

Regards,

Cap'n Ric

I'm glad I don't have one.. The rip is really scary. You can fix the
seal that slides forward if you catch it early but there's no stopping
a ripped seal...I thought. How did Eaton do it?

Good idea from someone else about a siren and light. I wonder why very
few people do that....

Dick Locke wrote in
:

Good idea from someone else about a siren and light. I wonder why very
few people do that....


That was me. It's too much trouble to install in about an hour. Of
course, there's always the "It Can't Happen To Me" syndrome opposing "Worse
Case Scenario".

Hope you have one or have one soon....(c;

Larry

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:54:16 -0400, Larry wrote:

Dick Locke wrote in
:

Good idea from someone else about a siren and light. I wonder why very
few people do that....


That was me. It's too much trouble to install in about an hour. Of
course, there's always the "It Can't Happen To Me" syndrome opposing "Worse
Case Scenario".

Hope you have one or have one soon....(c;

Larry


Do you happen to know the amp draw on your alarm? I already have an
LED cockpit pilot light on my "deep do do" bilge pump and could
possibly parallel this alarm to it.

Dick Locke wrote in
:

Do you happen to know the amp draw on your alarm? I already have an
LED cockpit pilot light on my "deep do do" bilge pump and could
possibly parallel this alarm to it.



The siren at full wail draws about 8A! Just install a nice relay....coil
across the pump, contacts switching the siren-to-wake-the-dead-sleeping-
neighbors on, with the appropriate inline fuse of course.



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