Ron your videos on regular maintenance of ski boat specific parts has been invaluable. I’m reviving an ‘89 Ski Centurion Falcon 20 and the information, and parts, you’ve provided have all been extremely helpful. Cheers!
Very well done video. I was glad to hear you say to adjust the packing. I've been to several mechanical seal seminars over my 32 years of industrial maintenance career. They always corrected anybody that said TIGHTEN the packing. ;)
Ron, that’s the best presentation of this topic I’ve ever seen. You hit all the important points. Bravo! I would only add, never use graphite containing packing to a yellow metal shaft as severe anodic corrosion to the shaft could happen. Use straight Teflon in this case.
Thanks for your comment, I recommend the Graphite types only over stainless prop shafts, and the std. teflon for rudder posts which can be either brass or stainelss
Great video Ron. Pleasure talking with you. I'll be ordering what I need later this evening or tomorrow once i confirm type. Thanks again and keep the videos coming.
Great video. The 45 degree cut at first made sense to me, but wouldn't the better practice be to keep the mating areas of the seal cross sectional "faces" to a minimum? That would be the path for water intrusion, and maintains the smallest area for that to occur would mean a nearly perpendicular cut, no? I understand how impossible that is, and an angled cut is basically necessary here, but a minimum angle would be the best. Unless I'm missing something, and I'm sure that I am... Again, great info, sir. Thank you
Very well done. When you cut the packing material at a 45 degree angle, do you mean 45 degrees from the top of the strand to the bottom of the strand - or from one side to the other side?
Wonder if you could put a plastic stuffing box on a sailboat since the stuffing box is usually a massive PITA to access and corroded from the salt water, making it an even bigger headache.
Just started watching your videos they are so reassuring. I am a very mechanical person however I’ve never been involved in the kind of boat that I am involved with now. 1979, 288 cruiser inc. villa vee twin 305 Chevy, merCruiser 228 , straight inboards with Borge Warner velvet drive transmission. You have answered all my questions in the many videos I have watched. Thank you for what you do. How do we contact you for parts or information if needed? Thank you again. Long Island New York.
Hey Ron, thank you for the video and knowledge to help assist me for the pack glands. I will check your website and will be purchasing the gland on your site soon . I also need to replace my 55 amp Mando Alternator to a much higher output. I run a large steroe system and 3 batteries. 2 that are parallel on one side and another 1 for my starter on the other side. All Optima group 31 Blue tops (which I need to replace cause they suck and since they are now made in Mexico they dont last). I was thinking of trying the Banshee group 31 deep cycles. But I will wait for your response about the alternator first. My name is Jeff and God Bless.
Sounds like you need the new Balmar alt. I did a video on these this past year, it will cure your charging issues. skiboatpartsonline.com/inboard-engine-parts/%20Inboard-Engine-Parts-Drive-Parts/alternator-Balmar-XT-Series-MEE-0050
On a typical inboard the cutlass bearing is inside the strut just ahead of the prop, the shaft seal aka packing gland is attached to the shaft log inside the boat via a short hose.
Flax was used up to about 1990's when teflon became the new standard, and in the mid 2005-2010 the combination of teflon & graphite became the current standard (GFO/GFU) the new GFO/GFU take heat much better & drips less. We still use teflon for rudder boxes that use packing.
Ron. I don't believe the dripless Xtra line is for cooling. It is to burp the dripless of air. A buble can form, and not allow outside water to cool the seal.
Mine dont drip at all, is it suppose too? I did have a hard strike on something! Now it makes a scrubbing sound!! What did I do? I have a 1985 CC pleasure craft. 2001. I just bought it a couple months ago. Everything Ive learned about them is from videos like yours. Thank you Ron
Great Video - If you are currently going through Maintenance, is it possible to convert the Brass style to the Nylon style? If so, do you suggest converting?
ГДЕ МНЕ КУПИТЬ ШЛАНГ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ..ВНУТРЕННИЙ ДИАМЕТР 60 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. А НАРУЖНЫ́Й ДИАМЕТР 80 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. КАКОЙ ТИП ШЛАНГОВ ПРИМЕНЯЮТ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ.БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.
ВСЕ ЗАБЫВАЮТ РАССКАЗАТЬ О РЕЗИНОВЫХ ШЛАНГАХ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБКАХ..ВЫ ОЧЕНЬ ДОБРОЖЕЛАТЕЛЬНО ДЕЛИТЕСЬ СВОИМИ ЗНАНИЯМИ. РАССКАЖИТЕ О ШЛАНГАХ.ТИПЫ.КАКИЕ НЕОБХОДИМО УСТАНОВИТЬ . ЗДОРОВЬЯ ВАМ.
All the ski boats I have ever serviced used 1/4", even the older Correct Crafts with the 3/16" packing I will use the 1/4" and flatten it making it wider and seems to work even better that the std 3/16 material.
ВАЛ НА КАТЕРЕ 35 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ.САЛЬНИКОВАЯ КОРОБКА С МАСЛЕНКОЙ.У МЕНЯ ПРОБЛЕМА С ШЛАНГОМ.ЧТО НАПИСАНО НА ТЕХ ШЛАНГАХ ПО СИНЕЙ ПОЛОСОЙ.ТИП .МАРКА .ШЛАНГОВ.ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБОК. БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.
Thank you for making this video, very easy to understand, This will save me so much time trying to figure out how to get the job done.
Ron your videos on regular maintenance of ski boat specific parts has been invaluable. I’m reviving an ‘89 Ski Centurion Falcon 20 and the information, and parts, you’ve provided have all been extremely helpful. Cheers!
Ron is amazing. He and his video’s regularly help me maintain my Wakesetter. Can’t say enough good things. Thank-you Ron!
Very well done video. I was glad to hear you say to adjust the packing. I've been to several mechanical seal seminars over my 32 years of industrial maintenance career. They always corrected anybody that said TIGHTEN the packing. ;)
One of the best videos I ever seen on TH-cam,
Ron - you are an excellent teacher and a wonderful contributor to the industry - thanks for all the phone/order help with technical stuff! God bless!
Ron, that’s the best presentation of this topic I’ve ever seen. You hit all the important points. Bravo!
I would only add, never use graphite containing packing to a yellow metal shaft as severe anodic corrosion to the shaft could happen. Use straight Teflon in this case.
Thanks for your comment, I recommend the Graphite types only over stainless prop shafts, and the std. teflon for rudder posts which can be either brass or stainelss
Thanks Ron you help me figure out they stuffed it wrong the last time. All fixed... thanks to your awesome video.
ВАШИ ОБЗОРЫ ОЧЕНЬ ПОЛЕЗНЫ.ЖЕЛАЮ ВАМ УДАЧИ УСПЕХОВ.
Great video Ron. Pleasure talking with you. I'll be ordering what I need later this evening or tomorrow once i confirm type. Thanks again and keep the videos coming.
Your welcome, I typically don't have time to do videos during the summer months but if you have a request we will put it on the "to-do" board...RonT
Thank you Ron. Your videos are awesome!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Great video. The 45 degree cut at first made sense to me, but wouldn't the better practice be to keep the mating areas of the seal cross sectional "faces" to a minimum? That would be the path for water intrusion, and maintains the smallest area for that to occur would mean a nearly perpendicular cut, no?
I understand how impossible that is, and an angled cut is basically necessary here, but a minimum angle would be the best. Unless I'm missing something, and I'm sure that I am...
Again, great info, sir. Thank you
Very well done.
When you cut the packing material at a 45 degree angle, do you mean 45 degrees from the top of the strand to the bottom of the strand - or from one side to the other side?
Terrific video Ron, as usual!!! Many thanks! 👍🏼
Thanks, your welcome
Wonder if you could put a plastic stuffing box on a sailboat since the stuffing box is usually a massive PITA to access and corroded from the salt water, making it an even bigger headache.
YES, this is where we found these 30 years ago, saltwater sailboats.
Mine has an grease nipple.
What type would it be?
Just started watching your videos they are so reassuring. I am a very mechanical person however I’ve never been involved in the kind of boat that I am involved with now. 1979, 288 cruiser inc. villa vee twin 305 Chevy, merCruiser 228 , straight inboards with Borge Warner velvet drive transmission. You have answered all my questions in the many videos I have watched. Thank you for what you do. How do we contact you for parts or information if needed? Thank you again. Long Island New York.
Whats the size of the Teflon graphite packing ?width? , thanx a lot
The most common for ski boats is 1/4"
Great video, excellent step by step. How easy should the shaft be to turn when not in water? I have to use 2 hands to turn right now.
With a little soapy water sprayed on the shaft it should be easy to turn with one hand, shaft our of alignment will not turn easy
Thanks for the tech tips on inboard boat.
Saved me a bunch of money! Thank you 😊
ПРОШУ.СДЕЛАТЬ ВАШ ОБЗОР О ШЛАНГАХ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБКАХ. КАКИЕ ТИПЫ ШЛАНГОВ НЕОБХОДИМЫ ДЛЯ УСТАНОВКИ.БЛАГОДАРЮ.
Hey Ron, thank you for the video and knowledge to help assist me for the pack glands. I will check your website and will be purchasing the gland on your site soon . I also need to replace my 55 amp Mando Alternator to a much higher output. I run a large steroe system and 3 batteries. 2 that are parallel on one side and another 1 for my starter on the other side. All Optima group 31 Blue tops (which I need to replace cause they suck and since they are now made in Mexico they dont last). I was thinking of trying the Banshee group 31 deep cycles. But I will wait for your response about the alternator first. My name is Jeff and God Bless.
Sounds like you need the new Balmar alt. I did a video on these this past year, it will cure your charging issues. skiboatpartsonline.com/inboard-engine-parts/%20Inboard-Engine-Parts-Drive-Parts/alternator-Balmar-XT-Series-MEE-0050
Im assuming inside the shaft log is the cutless bearing and seal?
On a typical inboard the cutlass bearing is inside the strut just ahead of the prop, the shaft seal aka packing gland is attached to the shaft log inside the boat via a short hose.
Hi, everything i have read says to use flax shaft packing! You mentioned something else. Is flax the standard?
Flax was used up to about 1990's when teflon became the new standard, and in the mid 2005-2010 the combination of teflon & graphite became the current standard (GFO/GFU)
the new GFO/GFU take heat much better & drips less. We still use teflon for rudder boxes that use packing.
Very helpful thankyou for making this video
Ron. I don't believe the dripless Xtra line is for cooling. It is to burp the dripless of air. A buble can form, and not allow outside water to cool the seal.
Very helpful video. Thank you.
Mine dont drip at all, is it suppose too? I did have a hard strike on something! Now it makes a scrubbing sound!! What did I do? I have a 1985 CC pleasure craft. 2001. I just bought it a couple months ago. Everything Ive learned about them is from videos like yours. Thank you Ron
Thanks for your kind words, did we talk on the phone yesterday?? if not feel free to call me about your stuffing box. RonT 985-542-4336
Do you need to add grease to a brass bearing packing?
NO,NO,NO
Great Video - If you are currently going through Maintenance, is it possible to convert the Brass style to the Nylon style? If so, do you suggest converting?
Yes, on V-drives the plastic stuffing boxes are much easier to adjust.
ГДЕ МНЕ КУПИТЬ ШЛАНГ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ..ВНУТРЕННИЙ ДИАМЕТР 60 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. А НАРУЖНЫ́Й ДИАМЕТР 80 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. КАКОЙ ТИП ШЛАНГОВ ПРИМЕНЯЮТ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ.БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.
Ron Rocks!
Glad I found your channel. Great info.
Thanks
Incredibly helpful. Thank you.
Your welcome, any particular ski boat repair subjects you would like to add to our "to-do" list??
Wow great video
Great info!
Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Very good video, very informative. Thank you. New subscriber
Where can I buy a replacement direct drive shaft?
SkiBoatPartsOnline.com We sell the Complete ARE Shaft Systems
Great video thank you
ВСЕ ЗАБЫВАЮТ РАССКАЗАТЬ О РЕЗИНОВЫХ ШЛАНГАХ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБКАХ..ВЫ ОЧЕНЬ ДОБРОЖЕЛАТЕЛЬНО ДЕЛИТЕСЬ СВОИМИ ЗНАНИЯМИ. РАССКАЖИТЕ О ШЛАНГАХ.ТИПЫ.КАКИЕ НЕОБХОДИМО УСТАНОВИТЬ . ЗДОРОВЬЯ ВАМ.
Can you just put a different one on
Yes you can, and if you wait a few months we will have a new dripless shaft seal available as well.
@@rontanis1024 thanks ron
what size packing material?
All the ski boats I have ever serviced used 1/4", even the older Correct Crafts with the 3/16" packing I will use the 1/4" and flatten it making it wider and seems to work even better that the std 3/16 material.
@@rontanis1024 thanks. i have a 1996 ski centurion. i just found your videos. they is awesome!
@@cosmasnicolaidis4529 Thanks, and your welcome
Thank you
Your Welcome!
Great !!!!!
ВАЛ НА КАТЕРЕ 35 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ.САЛЬНИКОВАЯ КОРОБКА С МАСЛЕНКОЙ.У МЕНЯ ПРОБЛЕМА С ШЛАНГОМ.ЧТО НАПИСАНО НА ТЕХ ШЛАНГАХ ПО СИНЕЙ ПОЛОСОЙ.ТИП .МАРКА .ШЛАНГОВ.ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБОК. БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.
Its bronze. Not brass.
You sure do say "uhhh" a lot.
I'll have to get him to work on this....Sara H