overgill
Veteran Member
I am looking to see if anyone has install dripless seal on there rudder. Last spring I did considerable work to my rudder system to eliminate 25 years of wear in the bushings and to address the considerable leakage at the rudder post. With the help of input from this forum (Thanks again). This work did in fact reduce the leakage and eliminated a subtle vibration in the helm. Needless to say this included replacing the stuffing.
Over the summer I found that I had keep tightening the stuffing box to stop the rudder post from leaking. This is not a severe leak and many would call it normal but at this point it is the only leak in the boat and this small amount of water tends to stagnant in the bilge and cause oder. I could also say it ticks me off and after all the work I did I was looking to stop the rudder from leaking.
Anyway I installed a dripless shaft seal on my prop shaft a couple of season ago and it works flawlessly and was looking to see if anyone had any input on using a dripless for the rudder shaft.
Thanks in advance
Over the summer I found that I had keep tightening the stuffing box to stop the rudder post from leaking. This is not a severe leak and many would call it normal but at this point it is the only leak in the boat and this small amount of water tends to stagnant in the bilge and cause oder. I could also say it ticks me off and after all the work I did I was looking to stop the rudder from leaking.
Anyway I installed a dripless shaft seal on my prop shaft a couple of season ago and it works flawlessly and was looking to see if anyone had any input on using a dripless for the rudder shaft.
Thanks in advance