SlowsailNC
Veteran Member
We have a slow drip at the PSS shaft seal and talking to the good folks at PYI they suggested opening the bellows enough to slip in a folded piece of 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper and rotating the shaft by hand 15-20 times.
The bellows appear to be in good shape and according to the maintenance records of the P.O. a maintenance kit was installed in 2014. During the move from the Cheseapeake to NC the boat got plenty of running and none of my routine checks revealed a leak. The boat sat for about 6 weeks with no use and now we have the leak.
Any suggestions or cautions? Deliberately opening the seal faces with the boat in the water is not a task i look forward to.
Thanks,
Gene
The bellows appear to be in good shape and according to the maintenance records of the P.O. a maintenance kit was installed in 2014. During the move from the Cheseapeake to NC the boat got plenty of running and none of my routine checks revealed a leak. The boat sat for about 6 weeks with no use and now we have the leak.
Any suggestions or cautions? Deliberately opening the seal faces with the boat in the water is not a task i look forward to.
Thanks,
Gene