[C38] Dry Packing

[Max Soto]

I have a picture of a PYI installed on a C38. I'll try to send it tomorrow.
regards,

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica


2008/6/5, Rich West <rw at idea-asylum.com>:
>
> We put on a PSS dripless packing gland and it's GREAT - never a drop of
> water and never a complaint.  We replaced our first one after about 5 years
> of cruising, not because anything was wrong, but we just thought it might
> be
> time.  The one we removed looked perfect after about 15K miles.
>
> Rich, Legacy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Larry Malmberg
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:45 AM
> To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
> Subject: [C38] Dry Packing
>
> Has anyone put in a dry shaft packing vs. the drip that the boat came with?
> We have a one inch shaft, recently replaced the packing but still have to
> adjust it all the time.  There must be a better way.  LOL  Also, what's the
> typical life of a cutlass bearing?  I know, it probably depends upon how
> much you run the engine, we run ours a bit.
>
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Larry Malmberg
> Hassle  1981 Catalina 38
>
>
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