I'd call or email Fred at PYI. He also has a lot of YouTube videos. Joel
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Sounds like a lot of work just to get access to it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Eric > Frank via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 2:22 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List winterizing the PYI shaft seal > > Practical Sailor recently posted a suggestion for winterizing the > Dripless PYI shaft seal. PS said to unclamp the SS rotor from the prop > shaft so the bellows could expand to its uncompressed state. I have > never done this, and with the recent discussion about the set screws > holding the rotor in place on the prop shaft, I wonder if it is worth > it. Would be interested in what other PYI users do. I did replace the > entire unit last winter; at full engine RPM I had noticed water spraying > out between the rotor and the carbon flange, perhaps because the thrust > of the prop pushed the shaft forward until the rotor did not make good > contact with the flange. When I unclamped the rotor and slid it forward > to inspect, the bellows was very stiff and there were some small pits in > the carbon and the rotor surfaces. PYI recommended replacing the entire > unit, which I did, and it has worked fine this summer. But it had > worked flawlessly for the 8 years I owned the boat, and looked like it > had been installed well before that, without doing anything to winterize > it - just checking to make sure it was not leaking at the beginning of > each season. So what's the feeling about following PS's suggestion? > > Eric Frank > Cat's Paw > C&C 35 Mk II > Mattapoisett, MA > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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