Andrew:
It was just standard 1/4" packing in the boats original stuffing box. Holding up very well and there is much less leakage than with the old diesel. I think this because there is so much less vibration with EP. Thought about dripless shaft seal but, did not want to make too many changes at once when I converted to EP five years ago. I'm thinking it might not be a good idea anyway since I currently plan on electro sailing most of the time and there might be more wear on the dripless flange than normal. Also don't like that the rubber bellows is all that really holds back the sea from entering the boat.
Capt. Mike
http://biankablog.blogspot.com
From: AJ Gilchrist <andrew@fastelectrics.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Finally had to do some real maintenance!
Mike Nice report and pics
do you use packing in the stuffing box or seals?
I found the silicon rubber seals worked a treat in my hydro and stood up to high shaft rpm (7200) well
Andrew Gilchrist
do you use packing in the stuffing box or seals?
I found the silicon rubber seals worked a treat in my hydro and stood up to high shaft rpm (7200) well
Andrew Gilchrist
On 22/07/2012 11:58 PM, Mike wrote:
Well, five years after the install I finally had to do some real maintenance on my Thoosa 9000 system beyond the annual oil change of the Honda 2000 generator. Like everything else my propulsion system I found working on it was so much easier than almost anything I had to do to maintain the old diesel engine. In this case it was replacing the shaft coupling:http://biankablog.blogspot.com/2012/07/easy-electric-boat-maintenance-part-one.html!
http://biankablog.blogspot.com/2012/07/easy-electric-boat-maintenance-part-two.html
Capt. Mikehttp://biankablog.blogspot.com
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