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Re: GFO Packing

Posted By: Doug Crowther
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 2:31 p.m.

In Response To: Re: GFO Packing (Sean Burlingham)

The shaft packing came out looking burned which of course ruins the casing on the gfo stuff. My shafts were checked for run out and one had 9 thousandths in the shaft so I reshafted last year. I have had stuffing boxes completely opened up while in the water and its no big deal.
The water cooling line for the dripless seals is very small -no way it could sink your boat even if both let go at once. A small bilge pump could easily keep up. Different things work for each of us- I prefer the dripless seals now after dealing with the stuffing boxes for several years.
I plumbed the raw water cooling lines going to the dripless seals off of the backs of the intercoolers on my diesels. This past fall when we were winterizing the boat (on stands) with the "pink 50 below stuff" I momentarily freaked when the pink stuff started coming out of my shaft logs until I realized what was happening.

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Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
John F. -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 2:09 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 3:06 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
JP Miller -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 3:51 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 4:32 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
JohnD -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 5:10 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 5:15 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Dan -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 5:23 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
John F. -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 6:12 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 7:40 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 8:37 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
John F. -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 8:39 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
John D -- Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 9:26 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Dan -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 6:37 a.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Mack -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 9:13 a.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
John F. -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 9:48 a.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Doug Crowther -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 1:01 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
cwj -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 1:14 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Doug Crowther -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 4:36 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
cwj -- Saturday, 4 February 2006, at 5:47 a.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
randall -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 2:18 p.m.

Re: Install of Capt. Pat's rudders
Dan -- Friday, 3 February 2006, at 6:44 p.m.

GFO Packing
Sean Burlingham -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 1:24 a.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 9:49 a.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Doug LeBlanc -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 10:14 a.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 10:57 a.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Sean Burlingham -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 12:29 p.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 2:31 p.m.

Re: GFO Packing
andre fourrier - Louisiana -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 9:19 p.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Sean Burlingham -- Friday, 14 April 2006, at 12:05 a.m.

Re: GFO Packing
Tony Meola -- Thursday, 13 April 2006, at 9:26 p.m.