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Post by krush on Oct 17, 2019 8:02:55 GMT -5
For some reason I thought you made a follow-up system in house and wanted to pick your brain. But a non-followup is simple and bullet proof.
I have cockpit throttle controls and was just thinking of the simplest way to add rudder control. The previous owner would bring the autopilot remote down.
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Post by krush on Mar 9, 2020 21:32:09 GMT -5
Time to buy is coming up in the next month or two! 2inch shaft 3" stern tube. Best prices I can find are: $335 for packing box www.deepblueyachtsupply.com/00pb200g-packing-boxes-self-aligning-bolt-gland-type$436 for the Lasdrop Gen 2 www.sailorsams.com/Lasdrop_Gen_2_Shaft_SealCheck out the pics. Coupling came off shaft super easy on both sides. Unbolting the flange from the transmission took more time because I had to use open end wrenches...a socket (with impact gun) won't fit around the bolt head. I may replace with socket-cap (allen) head bolts for ease of maintenance in the future. Lucky for me Bubba left plenty of anti-sieze on the bolts + fresh water, so all came apart easily. Starboard side had a tides lip seal (like a normal grease seal). It was still in good shape and had two spares mounted on the shaft. It's like $500! No groove on the shaft either. I could still run it for a long time. Port side was the goofy Duramax seal. It kind of looks like a lego project. The metal face rubs against some sort of hard plastic green shit. First the TIDES lip seal:   The Duramax     |
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Post by krush on Mar 9, 2020 21:34:30 GMT -5
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Mar 10, 2020 5:09:59 GMT -5
Hey Krush... remember back in the real world that green plastic thing should be ceramic faced. With that plastic deal, a few seconds without cooling water is gonna smoke it like some cheap weeds LOL... You were lucky the couplings were split. The bigger ones are pulled up asshole tight on a taper (like a prop) and sucked to remove! ws
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Post by krush on Mar 17, 2020 8:23:21 GMT -5
Right on Willy. I was surprised too at the seal face. And this is from Duramax, the company we all use for Cutless(TM) bearings and packing. It's odd that they put out such a goofy LEGO device.
The Tides seal is still in excellent condition. I could put it back on and get the same for the otherside. But I think you, rsmith, Brian, Scott all convinced me to go with packing. If I cus you all in the future, it's not too hard to change over to a shaft seal.
HEAR THAT EVERYBODY? I'm GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU!
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on Mar 17, 2020 10:39:00 GMT -5
BRAVISIMO! With new hoses it'll out last the toilet paper shortage. ws
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Post by skycheney on Mar 17, 2020 20:51:23 GMT -5
I agree with the choice for old school packing. I've got PSS dripless on this boat and they've been just fine but I still don't trust em.
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Post by krush on Mar 17, 2020 20:56:13 GMT -5
I agree with the choice for old school packing. I've got PSS dripless on this boat and they've been just fine but I still don't trust em. I don't like the PSS design. LasDrop GenII is what I would go with. I've fingerfucked them in person at FLIBS and talked to the owner of company for a long time. It's legit and likely the best design out there. But modern packing and a catch sump is probably good enough! |
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Post by Avenger on Mar 17, 2020 21:32:33 GMT -5
Mine has PSS seals and I have no complaints. Never had any issues and I like them. But if the boat hadn't come with them I doubt I could justify installing them considering the packing materials available today.
But what's not to like? It's the same seal technology as most water pumps. Why the hate?
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Post by skycheney on Mar 17, 2020 21:49:45 GMT -5
Mine has PSS seals and I have no complaints. Never had any issues and I like them. But if the boat hadn't come with them I doubt I could justify installing them considering the packing materials available today. But what's not to like? It's the same seal technology as most water pumps. Why the hate? I guess I just look at that rubber bellows and think about what would happen if that think ripped off while underway. |
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