Nothing, no grease nothing. One hub zinc in 15 years is all i did so far. I do remove marine growth every haul out and I have a Spurrs rope cutter on the shaft about 2 inch forward of the hub
On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 2:52 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Do you grease it? No disassembly? No lip seals or ball bearings? That's > kinda remarkable! > > The 3 blade H5 is what was recommended to me... Most likely in 16". ~2100 > GBP. > > Josh > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 1:48 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> For Josh about my Bruntons Autoprop. It is the 3 blade H5. It was on >> Alianna when I purchased her in 2005. So far i have replaced the hub zinc >> once that’s all in 15 years of use in salt water. It is powered by a >> Universal M4-30 and has strong reverse and powers Alianna a 35 MK2 at >> around 14,000 pounds loaded for cruising well into seas and wind. I sail >> with the transmission in forward and i can see a half knot or so speed >> increase when it is locked in forward, for example from 6.4 to 6.9. I can >> use that as a “passing gear” so that boats getting passed don’t know what >> happened All of a sudden like. lol. And it is very quiet. >> >> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 2:21 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> I tend to agree with the caveat that we are talking about boats that >>> don't exceed 10 kts under motor. Most of the manufacturers have provision >>> for boats less than 10 and those greater than 10. Obviously those greater >>> than 10 are rare in the sailing community. >>> >>> Josh Muckley >>> S/V Sea Hawk >>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>> Solomons, MD >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:42 AM Robert Boyer via CnC-List < >>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I don’t use the vent hose. I do burp the shaft seal after a launch. I >>>> think having the vent hose adds an unnecessary risk and has very little, if >>>> any, benefit. Just my $0.02. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> Bob Boyer >>>> s/v Rainy Days >>>> C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) >>>> (Presently in Baltimore for the summer) >>>> blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com >>>> email: dainyr...@icloud.com >>>> >>>> On Dec 11, 2019, at 5:31 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < >>>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> For a vented PYI, you need to make sure that the vent is high enough >>>> above the water level or you risk getting burps of water if you need to go >>>> into high reverse (e.g. when docking or emergency stopping). Some use a >>>> bottle that collect these burps. I plumbed the vent into the sink drain. As >>>> long as you open the drain occasionally, no issues. >>>> >>>> Marek >>>> >>>> 1994 C270 Legato >>>> Ottawa, ON >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>>> Date: 2019-12-11 10:57 (GMT-05:00) >>>> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>>> Cc: Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> >>>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Mechanical shaft seal options >>>> >>>> Is yours vented? The vent was added some years ago. With it you never >>>> need to burp the seal. We don't have the vent so occasionally we do have >>>> to burp it. If I ever replace it I will put the same dripless, but with >>>> the vent. >>>> >>>> Ken H. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 at 13:48, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < >>>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Alright folks, >>>>> >>>>> I'm looking for thoughts on a replacement for my PYI dripless shaft >>>>> seal. It has worked fine and I'm not afraid to stick with it but I'm >>>>> looking for possible options or improvements. >>>>> >>>>> I've heard of Tides Marine making one and Sailor Sam's sells 4 >>>>> different designs by the name Last Drop. >>>>> >>>>> I'll be pulling and truing the shaft, rebuilding the prop, replacing >>>>> the cutlass bearing, replacing the seal. Anything else I'm forgetting >>>>> while I have it apart? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Josh Muckley >>>>> S/V Sea Hawk >>>>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>>>> Solomons, MD >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. >>>>> Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the >>>>> list >>>>> - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. 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