I need to locate a 1 3/8 stuffing box hose for my E27
I checked the Spartan Marine Supply catalog and they only show a 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 hose ( http://spartanmarine.com/catalog.html ). You might contact them and see if they can get a 1 3/8. I bought one of their stuffing boxes and was very impressed with it and the hose that went with it.
Ray Rhode
S/V Journey
E35-III, #189
Ray Rhode
S/V Journey
E35-III, #189
Stuffing Box Material - NO LEAK -NO Water into bilge!
Have been using for several years fiber packing that seals the stuffing box so no water enters the boat! It is INTENDED to do just that! Claims were that it "outlasts other packings Virtually dripless"
GFO fiber packing
For questions and comments, or to place an order, please call:
800-455-2854
Professional shaft packing specified by the US Navy, used by commercial workboats and the US Coast Guard, and approved by the American Bureau of Shipping
Easy to install
Rarely needs adjustments
Solves leaking problems
Won't damage shafts
No more dirty bilges
Cool running
Caution: tighten the packing gland until snug. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN
After one to two hours of running time, check the box for leakage and make a final adjustment to attain minimum leakage. There should be virtually no leakage.
W. L. GORE & Associates, Inc
100 Airport Rd
Elkton, MD 21921
Have been using for several years fiber packing that seals the stuffing box so no water enters the boat! It is INTENDED to do just that! Claims were that it "outlasts other packings Virtually dripless"
GFO fiber packing
For questions and comments, or to place an order, please call:
800-455-2854
Professional shaft packing specified by the US Navy, used by commercial workboats and the US Coast Guard, and approved by the American Bureau of Shipping
Easy to install
Rarely needs adjustments
Solves leaking problems
Won't damage shafts
No more dirty bilges
Cool running
Caution: tighten the packing gland until snug. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN
After one to two hours of running time, check the box for leakage and make a final adjustment to attain minimum leakage. There should be virtually no leakage.
W. L. GORE & Associates, Inc
100 Airport Rd
Elkton, MD 21921
I did not see any "stuffing box hose" per se, but you might want to check pages 82 - 84 of the big Vetus on line catalog. They seem to have a lot of sizes and types.
http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=wwqshw#/page84/
Loren
http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=wwqshw#/page84/
Loren
Walter Pearson
Member III
If you do find a suitable hose, please provide the source on this site. A few years ago, I looked long and hard for true stuffing box hose in that size. I even contemplated building up the stern tube and installing a larger stuffing box to get to the next size, but never did go to that extreme. I tried several hoses and finally went with one with the maximum number of plies I could get in a hose that did not have the wire reinforcement. (With that short a hose, the wire type seemed to distort and become difficult to align and clamp.)
I also use the Gore packing which I hoped would keep any torque on that hose to a minimum with little chance of things seizing up. I find it works well without any dripping at all. Some have noted that dripping is needed, but I have not found that to be necessary.
I also use the Gore packing which I hoped would keep any torque on that hose to a minimum with little chance of things seizing up. I find it works well without any dripping at all. Some have noted that dripping is needed, but I have not found that to be necessary.
tenders
Innocent Bystander
My Lasdrop shaft seal came with short sections of rubber hose of several thicknesses designed to fit around a shaft tube so that the bellows of the seal could be made in a small number of sizes but could fit around several sizes of shaft tube.
You might be able to work something similar if you can find thin-walled rubber tubing with an inner diameter of approximately 1 3/8"--or a little less, it's rubber, it stretches.
Are you sure you have 1 3/8" hose and not 1 1/2" that's been squeezed in place for years with hoseclamps?
You might be able to work something similar if you can find thin-walled rubber tubing with an inner diameter of approximately 1 3/8"--or a little less, it's rubber, it stretches.
Are you sure you have 1 3/8" hose and not 1 1/2" that's been squeezed in place for years with hoseclamps?
Loren, Vetus doesn't carry packing hoses. Spoke with one company who forwarded my request to another company, but their unable to manufacture it, (even if I could have afforded it).
Walter, if I do locate one I'll let you know although it seems unlikely at this point.
Tender, no, one doesn't measure the hose, but the fittings it goes over. Keep in mind mine is a 3/4" shaft. It's my understanding that Ericson used 3/4" shafts with Atomic 4's.
It looks like I'll have to use exhaust hose as many do. Thanks to all.
Don
Walter, if I do locate one I'll let you know although it seems unlikely at this point.
Tender, no, one doesn't measure the hose, but the fittings it goes over. Keep in mind mine is a 3/4" shaft. It's my understanding that Ericson used 3/4" shafts with Atomic 4's.
It looks like I'll have to use exhaust hose as many do. Thanks to all.
Don
tenders
Innocent Bystander
Yeah, my Ericson has a 3/4" shaft too (Atomic Four w/V-drive) so maybe my shaft tube is the same size as yours.
I think Walter's approach is pretty sound. I know you need to fit to the tube size, not the hose size, but are you sure the hose you had on there wasn't 1 1/2"?
The "tube sock" approach might help to avoid distorting the stuffing box hose too much. Perhaps Lasdrop would sell you some of their tubing?
I think Walter's approach is pretty sound. I know you need to fit to the tube size, not the hose size, but are you sure the hose you had on there wasn't 1 1/2"?
The "tube sock" approach might help to avoid distorting the stuffing box hose too much. Perhaps Lasdrop would sell you some of their tubing?
Hose size, plus or minus...
http://www.shaftseal.com/product_categories/300000001
Interesting how each size of stern tube bellows fits a (small) range of sizes.
Maybe the packing tube hose sizing isn't quite as precise as we might think.
BTW, I have been using a PSS seal for well over a decade. It's a great product, and the company is very helpful to work with.
LB
http://www.shaftseal.com/product_categories/300000001
Interesting how each size of stern tube bellows fits a (small) range of sizes.
Maybe the packing tube hose sizing isn't quite as precise as we might think.
BTW, I have been using a PSS seal for well over a decade. It's a great product, and the company is very helpful to work with.
LB
e38sailorman
Member II
I agree with Loren, check out the PSS shaftseal used the product for over 20 years, never a problem
Marc
E38 Wavewalker
Gig Harbor Wa.
Marc
E38 Wavewalker
Gig Harbor Wa.