[Alberg30] Stuffing Box - teflon lubricated stuffing?

[Kevin Blanc]

Thank you, George!

What's your impression of the stuff so far?

George Dinwiddie wrote:

> see http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/StuffingBox/
>
> I installed this stuff this winter.
>
>  - George
>
> Kevin Blanc wrote:
>
>> Mike, didn't I once hear you write about a special stuffing material 
>> that didn't reqiure water flow? Can you tell me about it again?
>>
>> Mike Lehman wrote:
>>
>>> If it is a water lubricated bearing, it should drip. If it has dripless
>>> packing (Special Teflon lubricated bearing) then it should not. 
>>> Check for
>>> heat. I was on a power boat (please forgive me) and the stuffing box 
>>> was so
>>> hot you could fry an egg on the it - by the way, we made it to the 
>>> dock but
>>> we radioed ahead so the travelift was waiting before we sank. The 
>>> boat was a
>>> Trojan 32; a demo model at the Annapolis boat show; heavily 
>>> discounted; but
>>> my friend decided against the purchase.
>>
>


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