[C38] Dry Packing

[Rich West]

Hi Larry and all,
 
The previous owner of Legacy had some kind of Teflon packing material
installed, I don't remember the brand (it was a bright blue-green color).  I
was not impressed.  It still dripped, required frequent adjustment and
repacking.  When I first installed the PYI dripless gland, I also replaced
the prop shaft.  It was worn a bit much at the packing gland.
 
That said, if my only choice was standard packing material or one of the
high-tech packing materials, I would definitely go with the high-tech stuff.
It was better than the standard packing.
 
Rich, Legacy, hull #360

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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Larry Malmberg
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:57 AM
To: larrypi at linkline.com; 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
Subject: Re: [C38] Dry Packing



GFO Packing, has anyone tried that for their shaft packing?  It's a bit
cheaper than a dripless shaft bearing, well a lot cheaper.  I just ordered
some and will give it a try and report back to you all.  The ad claims it's
almost dripless.

 





Best regards,

Larry Malmberg

Hassle

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