[Public-List] Shaft Seal / Stuffing box

[Mike Lehman]

"I'm leaning towards a conventional stuffing box with teflon dripless
packing"....  I've been using it for 20+ years and have NO reason to
change, it works great, no water in the bilge.

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 10:40 AM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Andrew,
>
> My thoughts are on
> http://alberg30.org/maintenance/MechanicalPropulsion/DriplessSeal/
>
> Are you sure that teflon packing is dripless?
>
>   - George
>
> On 3/7/19 10:24 AM, Andrew Johns via Public-List wrote:
> > On #104 we have an old lasdrop dripless shaft seal that is no longer
> > supported by the manufacturer and due for replacement.
> >
> > What are the groups thoughts on shaft seals/ stuffing boxes?
> >
> > I'm leaning towards a conventional stuffing box with teflon dripless
> > packing.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew
> > ECOLA #104
> >   Colchester ,VT
>
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