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Old 11-21-2014, 04:20 PM   #2
DavidM
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I don't know what the referenced article says, but dripless shaft logs are just about maintenance free. Like anything that rotates, the seal wears and when it fails it has to be replaced. But it might take several boat lives to get to that.

The only almost maintenance thing is that if you do not have a raw water flush hose attached to it, then when you relaunch after hauling for a bottom job or whatever, grab the flexible part and pinch it to let water fill the internal passages of the seal, sometimes called burping. Takes a few seconds after the boat is back in the water.

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