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Old 01-21-2011, 07:13 AM   #10
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RE: PSS Dripless Shaft Seal Maintenance

*"Do you know if the rubber bellows cracked or did something else wear out?"

The bellows failed. I think the initial leak was slow so probably the pump wasn't going crazy for a while.
When the boat started to pump a lot one of the yacht club members saw it and called Mark who was actually the commander or whatever the guy in charge is called. Since he is local he went*to the boat that day before the batteries crapped out.*
The really big isue was the eventual corrosion of the starter and tranny (including damper plate) the next year. They went out one a time and of course at the worst of times, when the Admiral was aboard. He got to know the towboatUS guy really well that summer.
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