Shaft packing - tighten or replace
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Topic: Shaft packing - tighten or replace
Posted By: drawdyskier
Subject: Shaft packing - tighten or replace
Date Posted: December-19-2006 at 10:58am
Need to tighten the shaft packing on my 2002 Ski Nautique GT-40. Got around 600 hrs on the boat- any suggestions or tips. Should I replace the packing or just try to tighten it.
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drawdyskier
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Posted By: Darrel
Date Posted: December-19-2006 at 12:27pm
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Drawdyskier, Tighten first, if you cant achieve an acceptable drip rate then replace. The Gortex replacement at SkiDim is only about $10 bucks.
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Posted By: nuttyskier2002
Date Posted: December-23-2006 at 8:36pm
Drawdy, has your packing ever been replaced? If not 600 hours is quite a bit of time for the same packing and it has served you well. If it hasn't been replaced (ever) I'd replace it now because the old stuff is surely dried out. You might manage to slow your drip down by tightening the old dry packing but it will soon leak again.
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95 Malibu Echelon w/Mercruiser 350 Magnum Skier
Former boats:
88 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II
59 Chris Craft Capri (woody)
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Posted By: SkiBum
Date Posted: December-23-2006 at 9:23pm
Probably over-kill, but I replace the packing every season. That gore-tex packing is much better than the old wax rope.
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Bill
http://www.freewebs.com/billsboatworks - http://www.freewebs.com/billsboatworks
www.freewebs.com/billsboatworks 1987 SN Rebuild Project
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Posted By: The Dude
Date Posted: December-25-2006 at 1:26am
see http://www.correctcraftfan.com/articles/PSS.asp - Keith's article on the packless seal...it looks worth it...
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Mullet Free since 93
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=717&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1991&yrend=1995 - 95 Sport
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Posted By: drawdyskier
Date Posted: December-26-2006 at 8:17am
Thanks for the info. Will attempt to tighten the packing this weeked for now but will order Gortex replacement from SkiDim. I suspect it needs to be replaced and I am just buying a little time by tightening it
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drawdyskier
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