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Old 10-14-2009, 10:13 AM   #8
Marin
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Stuffing box question/can of worms

So is carbon graphite considered a ceramic? I see nothing in the illustration Rick posted that says "Ceramic."

MP--- It sounds like you have basically the same setup as our boat--- a conventional, flax-packed stuffing box with adjustment nuts but with a water feed from the engine's raw water cooling system that is there to ensure proper cooling and lubrication of the cutless bearing in the shaft log.* SOme boats have a water feed, some don't, but the setup you are describing is the conventional system.* As opposed to the drippless system.* There is nothing wrong with the system you have--- a bazillion boats have it--- and the only practical reason to change to a dripless system is if you don't like the idea of a slow drip of water into your bilge as the boat is underway.

-- Edited by Marin on Wednesday 14th of October 2009 11:19:02 AM
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