[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 2203, Issue 1

Mon Nov 24 06:33:56 PST 2014

Randy, which product did you purchase? Did you install the unit yourself? What steps did you take? 

Thanks 

Ted hull 424

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> On Nov 22, 2014, at 3:25 PM, Randy Dewhirst <redewhirst at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I opted for a Lasdrop Original bellow shaft seal on Hull 999.  I liked this bellows arrangement better and the rotating collar retention does not rely on set screws and therefore does not mar the SS shaft.  I thought it was a better overall design.  I also put a retention collar in front of the seal collar as a belt & suspenders.  Since it is a low speed application there is only a vent tube required that runs above the water line to avoid any trapped air pocket.   Really happy with it and the bilge is dry.
> 
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>>    1. Re: Dry bilge? (pat reynolds)
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>> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:35:03 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: pat reynolds <lorasalum at yahoo.com>
>> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dry bilge?
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>> I agree with Allan on the pss shaft. I replaced my original because the company recommended a change every so many years.? The original bellows looked fine when I removed it.? As far as the mechanics suggestion that a bronze shaft be used, I can only think that that was because bronze is softer than stainless and the set screws might hold better.? A poor suggestion since I replaced my original bronze shaft with stainless after getting a line caught around it and bending it. ?
>> 
>>  The Pss set screws are meant to be used once and not loosened and retightened.? You can easily get replacements. ? I put a zinc on the shaft in front of the pss in case the screws loosened and the rotor should slid forward.? I actually ordered the old bellows at replacement since it just needs to be burped when the boat is launched.? I don't like having to put a hose above the water line as on the newer ones..? All that being said each of us have our own preference for our peace of mind.
>>  
>>      On Thursday, November 20, 2014 4:00 PM, Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:
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>>  The current PSS comes with a vent hose that runs from the seal to 2 feet
>> above the water line, eliminating the risk of air getting into the bellows.
>> The original seal that was on Sea Shadow for about 12 years did not have the
>> vent hose so the bellows needed to be burped to get the air out when
>> launched.? About 2-3 years after install, I was advised that PYY would send
>> a vent kit out at no charge; I didn't take them up on this because I knew to
>> burp at launch and the thing was working so well.? At no other time during
>> those 12 years did the thing run dry or get an air bubble in the system.? In
>> other words, the thing worked flawlessly for 12 years including leaving the
>> boat in the water all winter.? So if there have been failures due to the
>> shaft seal that has sunk boats, I'd like to see the data!? I would hazard to
>> guess that the risk of excessive water entering the boat through the packing
>> gland probably statistically is higher with the regular packing material and
>> I would think less so with the GoreTex but I have no data to support this.
>> With an n of one though, I did see the bilge on an Island Packet 29 with a
>> faulty bilge pump completely fill from a leaking packing gland.
>> 
>> I am not trying to sell anyone on the PYY gland.? Rather, I am just trying
>> to share the experience of one very satisfied owner and respond to concerns
>> that I haven't experienced and know of no one else experiencing!?
>> 
>> Allan S. Field
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>> Columbia, MD
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
>> Of Richard Cincinelli
>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:37 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dry bilge?
>> 
>> My understanding from Garry Douglas, 2013 Catalina island Rendezvous,? is
>> that the PSS is no longer being used by Catalina. Seem that if the water
>> jacket loses water that the unit has failed. This can occur if there is an
>> air bubble in the system. Failure can cause the unit to become an opening to
>> the sea. I have a 2012 355 and it came with a Gore-Tex packing as the
>> standard.
>> 
>> Richard Cincinelli
>> (310) 722-1044
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
>> Of Karl Mielenhausen
>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:29 AM
>> To: C320IA Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dry bilge?
>> 
>> The only totally dry solution that I know of is the PSS system. There is a
>> nice article on it here...
>> http://www.correctcraftfan.com/articles/PSS.asp
>> 
>> I believe the newer Catalina's have this and many owners have converted.
>> 
>> Karl
>> 
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net
>>> wrote:
>>> But that still ends up with water in the bilge.? Is there a way to get
>>> a "truly" dry bilge with a shaft thru the hull?? Or... If you have an
>>> inboard engine you just have to live with water in the bilge?? Just
>>> deal
>> with it?
>>> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.netH (919)-362-8538C
>>> (919)-618-7185
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Thu, 11/20/14, Karl Mielenhausen <kmielen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ? Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dry bilge?
>>> ? To: "C320IA Discussion List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>> ? Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014, 7:43 AM
>>> 
>>> ? Switch over to Gore-tex
>>> ? packing...
>>> 
>>> http://www.emarineinc.com/products/GFO-Packing%2C-3%7B47%7D16-in.%285-
>>> mm%29-2-foot.html
>>> 
>>> ? The 3/16" size should
>>> ? allow you space for 3 rings (stagger the joints).
>>> ? This stuff really runs cool. I tighten so that? I get about one drop
>>> every
>>> ? 60 seconds WHEN
>>> ? RUNNING. Readjust after 2 hours of runtime.
>>> 
>>> ? Note to all members:
>>> ? The discussion list archives can be easily? searched by going here...
>>> ? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/c320-list
>>> ? We have a huge history of discussions that? probably will answer 90%
>>> of the? questions? that members post. Not that we don't want to talk
>>> to? you, but? just suggested in the interest of? timeliness. Also,
>>> when you ask a? question,? it usually helps to list your hull number
>>> and engine make? (if? appropriate).
>>> 
>>> ? Karl
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ? Karl
>>> 
>>> ? On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at
>>> ? 7:09 AM, Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net? > wrote:
>>> 
>>> ? > I have seen several notes on how to? re-pack stuffing boxes etc...
>>> ? >
>>> ? > I also have heard different takes on? dripping and "drip less" vs.
>>> ? >
>>> ? "dripless".? My wife "hates" water in? the bilge with a passion.
>>> ? >
>>> ? > Is there a truly safe way to get a dry? bilge?? Cost/benefit
>>> analysis?? You? >? can but it would cost as muchas the boat etc???
>>> ? >
>>> ? > Our box drips 3-5
>>> ? drips/minute even at the dock.? Is this normal?? I hear? > it is for
>>> cooling underway etc...
>>> ? >
>>> ? >
>>> ? >
>>> ? What thoughts are out there?
>>> ? >
>>> ? > One concern we both have is the odd chance? that we have a bilge
>>> pump? > failure (or? battery failure) at the dock.? We have shore
>>> power but we? often? > can't get to the boat for a? month or so.
>>> Worst fear is bilge pump failure? > and boat sinks.? I know it should
>>> not? happen within a month or so but there? >? is also the fear of
>>> wood deck damage if bilge water rises? etc...
>>> ? >
>>> ? >
>>> ? > Thoughts out there?
>>> ? >
>>> ? >
>>> ? >
>>> ? Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.netH? (919)-362-8538C
>>> (919)-618-7185? >? >? >
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