It's been a sticky problem for me since the boat got to my hands.
1 of the screw threads have been damaged since previous owner. He used a trashed turn-buckle to push the bronze "plate" on that side, while using a usual screw on the other. This work-around has been used since then. But it's far from satisfaction, as the water keeps leaking in (very very slowly though!).
I tried re-thread it without taking it out, but only made the hole bigger. I am planning to fix this long-lasting pain in the coming regular maintenance on shore.
My preliminary plan is, take the whole thing out. Drill the hole through and re-thread it. So I suppose I need to remove shaft, but would it cause any shaft alignment problem?
I came across some modern shaft seal systems, such as Packless Seal System (PSS) and Lasdrop. Anyone tried these? Are they good and compatible to be fit-in a Y25?
Or any other ideas/suggestions are very welcome! Or any similar experience for share is also welcome!
Thanks!
1 of the screw threads have been damaged since previous owner. He used a trashed turn-buckle to push the bronze "plate" on that side, while using a usual screw on the other. This work-around has been used since then. But it's far from satisfaction, as the water keeps leaking in (very very slowly though!).
I tried re-thread it without taking it out, but only made the hole bigger. I am planning to fix this long-lasting pain in the coming regular maintenance on shore.
My preliminary plan is, take the whole thing out. Drill the hole through and re-thread it. So I suppose I need to remove shaft, but would it cause any shaft alignment problem?
I came across some modern shaft seal systems, such as Packless Seal System (PSS) and Lasdrop. Anyone tried these? Are they good and compatible to be fit-in a Y25?
Or any other ideas/suggestions are very welcome! Or any similar experience for share is also welcome!
Thanks!