GFO gore engineered packing
After reading and talking to boaters, I decided to try the GFO Gore dripless packing as a hedge between the old basic flax and going the bigger $ for the new PYI assembly.see e-marine-inc.comAfter your boat is hauled, remove old packing flax, inspect smoothness/clean/smooth the packing shaft area,For about $20 delivered your can get 18 inches of the appropriate diameter "engineered" packing, neatly cut to cleanly ring the shaft,insert each of the the 3 rings with the ring seams at a 1/3 offset around the shaft, hand tighten packing "cup" to modestly snug, tighten locknut. As you go back into the water, It can leak some initially as it swells to a stop or you may need to snug up a little more. It can use some running time, Just watch it for a while during, after operation and adjust accordingly. Read the instructions on the packaging and at sellers website.