[Public-List] Norscot shaft seal--lip seal replacement?

[Glenn Brooks via Public-List]

Hi Randy,  where are you keeping your boat these days?  I don't envy you trying to get at the shaft log without a hatch in the cockpit. It might make sense to just pull the engine out into the main cabin, and do all the work then put it back in place... I've had mine out twice last year replacing the transmission.  Actually fairly simple job once you get into it.  Sure makes it easy to clean up the engine room and work on stuff - like draining and refilling the transmission, when the engine is hanging from a hoist in the main cabin. 

I have a 2 ton chain hoist and overhead pipe that fits over the top of the cabin companion way hatch to pull the engine if you want to borrow the lift capability.

Alternately hire a small, muscular young guy to crawl around headfirst to do the work. I had the perfect guy for the  job, but he wised up after working on Dolce two years ago, and now that he got older probably couldn't be suckered into a re-run. 

Cheers
Glenn 


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> On Jun 25, 2015, at 7:52 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to Anders and Glenn,
> 
> Many thanks for your responses, both of which are helpful. The details
> about how removal of the old seals might go is really useful. I'm trying to
> imagine whether or not I can accomplish this lying head down in the port
> lazarette. I sure hope so.
> 
> Glenn's tip about the shaft being able to rotate freely indicating probably
> close alignment is helpful too. It presently is like that.
> 
> I'm thinking about this for the time being. Meanwhile, the reservoir fluid
> is leaking out into the bilge more and more, indicating the job needs to be
> done. (The leaking is a significant change from even a couple of years ago.
> I believe they're due to wear--it's been 12 years or so, and I may have let
> the reservoir go empty for some hours at some point. )
> 
> Again--Many thanks for your comments!
> 
> Best Regards,
> Randy
> #249 Simple Gifts
> Seattle/Bellingham, WA
> 
> 
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