32-3 “Dripless” PSS v traditional stuffing box. Opinions, please?

[Nick J]

Dunno. May be a consequence of going with the "pro" model. Heftier bellows and second shaft clamp.
Well I have a mechanic scheduled to look at the job in a couple of weeks. I'll just practice looking innocent and dumb.

Could be on my end too, I'll do the same.

 

[archangel]

Thanks for the info, will be getting ready for haul out.

 

[BlueCanoe]

For extra security you can put a 2 piece shaft clamp in front of the pss stainless sealing ring to prevent it from sliding fwd.

I installed a PSS while in the water. The original packing hose was pretty degraded but had been wrapped multiple layers of tape and had a slow drip emanating from the tape as well as the packing itself. West marine had the pss in stock and there was no availability at local yards for at least a month. I had to unbolt and slide the engine fwd onto wood blocks and I also machined a new shaft coupler to use with a flexible coupling.

I wouldn’t recommend going this route but it’s possible.