[Public-List] Cutlass bearing and dripless packing gland

[Andrew Johns]

We have had different versions of the PSS style seal installed for the last
35 years with no issues.  The dry bilge is very nice and goes along way to
reduce boat odors.

Failures of this kind of seal are extraordinarily rare.

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 8:28 PM Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I vote for the old fashioned stuffing box. On my previous boat, a Southern
> Cross 28, the previous owner installed a PSS. It always made me nervous
> even though it was only a few years old. It never dripped but made me
> anxious. I always worried about a catastrophic failure.
> Marcelo
> #441 Alegría
>
> > On May 21, 2021, at 2:02 PM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > PSS glands fail when water in the hose freezes and they fail catastrophic
> > and sink the boat
> >
> >
> > Mike Lehman
> > ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:43 PM Greg via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Folks,Ayla is finally on the hard and the survey went well.The
> surveyor
> >> suggested that the hose for the gland be replaced. The yard manager is
> >> suggesting a dripless pss.  The labor for installing the new gland is
> the
> >> same rebuilding the current gland. What are the tradeoffs? I believe the
> >> classic packing gland fails gracefully. How about the dripless units?The
> >> stern tube looks different than what has been described on the alberg
> site.
> >> No set screws or any cap. Any idea what model it is? 7/8" shaft. I can
> send
> >> pictures...Regards,Greg
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