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Old 10-02-2015, 03:17 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by Marin View Post

They are NOT saying that this is an excuse to overtighten flax, only that when someone adjusts the nuts incorrectly or fails to monitor or check the packng glands in their boat and they are running too hot, Gore/synthetics are prone to damage and potential failure under conditions that flax will stand up to.

Sorry I'm not buying it. GFO has a lower coefficient of friction than flax. Flax needs water flowing around it to cool it in most cases. GFO can be run dripless. If you get flax packing hot the "wax" in it melts right out and the fiction heat climbs way up. I've even seen misadjusted boxes packed with flax start smoking from the friction.

But whatever. People can make their own choice on what to use.
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