Did we SINK our boat? Stuffing Box-Shaft Seal Packing Replacement on our 1989 Bayliner 3888
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ต.ค. 2022
- Mike tackles the leaking shaft seal while we were in the water. The internet recommended doing this repair on the hard, but we went for it!
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Mike pulls out the old packing in the shaft seal (stuffing box) and replaces it. The drip into the boat was steady and this was not a repair he had done before. Scary times!
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Good job sir. It's a lovely feeling fixing stuff.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, I have the same model vessel and need to change my flax packing this weekend on the starboard side. Its dripping about 6 drips a min when sitting still. Love your videos!
Good luck! Thanks!
Use emergency tape to stop the incoming water until you are ready to put it back on
Time for a PYI Dripless Shaft Seal
How many drips per minute does the new packing have when the engine is off/ shaft is not spinning?
We haven’t counted, but we think it’s maybe one or two.
Do you think 2ft is enough for 3 wraps of both shafts?
That doesn't sound like quite enough. 2 ft will wrap 3 times around 2 shafts if the shaft is 1.1 inches or less (diameter). I would recommend measuring the circumference of the shaft before you tear anything apart to make sure you have enough material. Good luck!
Would you do anything differently next time
I don't think so. In the video we showed that we did two layers of packing at first and had to switch to three. Otherwise, it went pretty smoothly.
It seems like three layers are pretty normal