I've had pretty good luck posting to this group, so I'll try once
more. I have a 30' Searay w/twin 350 inboards, shaft size is 1.25".
I would like to swap out my old stuffing boxes for the new dripless
kind. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not afraid to spend some
extra money to get the best.
Thanks in advance.

Gary

Why?
Goretex sealing works great.
G

"Gary" wrote in message
om...
I've had pretty good luck posting to this group, so I'll try once
more. I have a 30' Searay w/twin 350 inboards, shaft size is 1.25".
I would like to swap out my old stuffing boxes for the new dripless
kind. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not afraid to spend some
extra money to get the best.
Thanks in advance.

Gary

Why?
Goretex sealing works great.
G

"Gary" wrote in message
om...
I've had pretty good luck posting to this group, so I'll try once
more. I have a 30' Searay w/twin 350 inboards, shaft size is 1.25".
I would like to swap out my old stuffing boxes for the new dripless
kind. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not afraid to spend some
extra money to get the best.
Thanks in advance.

Gary

Well, 1/4 more turn and it would be dripless. I don't mind having a cup of
water come through in 12 hours of cruising, and none while stopped. Sure was
easier and cheaper than a "dripless" packing system, which by the way can
catastrophically fail and sink your boat.

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Keith
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"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 07:09:42 -0500, "Keith"
wrote:

I'll second that. Goretex is great stuff, and will result in an almost
dripless system if installed properly. See:

http://www.gore.com/sealants/english...icepacking.pdf

Keyword : "Almost"

Well, 1/4 more turn and it would be dripless. I don't mind having a cup of
water come through in 12 hours of cruising, and none while stopped. Sure was
easier and cheaper than a "dripless" packing system, which by the way can
catastrophically fail and sink your boat.

All excellent points.

BTW, did you try it in your rudder packing?


Greetings:

Where can I buy a small amount to repack my stuffing box / rudder port???

Thanks

BL

ps...I agree The "dripless" sounds cool, but it is too close to the bleeding
edge for me. My flax - soon to be gore-tex system is simple and proven.

I've never had to repack the rudder box, but I'll use the Goretex when I do.
You can buy it directly from them, but I think you have to call them. See
the site at: http://www.gore.com.

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Keith
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"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 07:46:05 -0500, "Keith"
wrote:

Well, 1/4 more turn and it would be dripless. I don't mind having a cup
of
water come through in 12 hours of cruising, and none while stopped. Sure
was
easier and cheaper than a "dripless" packing system, which by the way can
catastrophically fail and sink your boat.

All excellent points.

BTW, did you try it in your rudder packing?