Years ago a small piece of wood came up thru the shaft log into the bellows and wedged itself between the stainless and graphite rings. The boat sank overnight. The moral of this story is that you should periodically check the pressure of the bellows. My stainless ring had slipped.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2021, at 6:41 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Jeff, > > As you mentioned earlier, this topic shows up every so often. > > As a PSS user, I am obviously biased. > > The stuck graphite face was an issue in older designs (the unvented type). > The Volvo version of the dripless seal still requires burping. > > I can imagine that if I were to sail around the world, I might prefer the > traditional stuffing box (the maintenance is easier and the spare parts can > be fabricated by a skilled blacksmith (😉)), but if you sail in the area where > spare parts are generally available, the dripless solution is completely > reliable. > > I am happy with my dry bilge. > > Marek > > > 1994 C270 Legato > Ottawa, ON > > > > From: Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 9:25 AM > To: Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman <jlam...@outlook.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Stuffing Box > > Let's exclude power boats -- an entirely different environment and demand on > the hardware. > Jeff L. > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
