[Rhodes22-list] Drive shaft dripping

[Bill Effros]

I've got a friend who yanked the engine out of his 30 something foot 
sailboat, glassed up all the holes, and put a 9.9 hp outboard on the 
stern.  He never regretted the decision.

Bill Effros

Brad Haslett wrote:
> Hank & Rummy,
>
> The issue is that the dripping continues when the engine is shut off.  In
> fact, it was dripping when I arrived at the boat after not having been 
> run
> for a week.  It has always dripped some while running, as it is 
> supposed to,
> but never that much.  What causes it to drip stationary?
>
> While you're solving that problem, I just got back from the airport to 
> fly
> my airplane.  The new engine driven pump works fine at full power all the
> way down to idle at 1000 rpm.  However, comma, when you pull the idle 
> back
> to 700, where it is correctly set, the fuel pressure off the engine pump
> stabilizes at 12 pounds, which is fine, then after 30 seconds suddenly 
> goes
> to zero and the engine quits.  If you can flip on the electric pump fast
> enough it comes back to life.  The mystery continues.
>
> Don't you just love toys!
>
> Brad
>
>
> On 11/8/06, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Brad,
>>
>> All standard stuffing boxes should drip some.  It is required to keep it
>> lubricated and cooled.  My Islander 36 always had some water in the 
>> bilge
>> and that is normal for a lot of boats.  I didn't worry about it freezing
>> as
>> it was not "enclosed" such as inside a pipe or engine block and couldn't
>> rupture anything.
>>
>> That being said, if you find that you do have stuffing box issues, I
>> highly
>> recommend changing to a dripless system.  After, I switched mine, I 
>> never
>> had any water coming in from there.  Check out
>> http://www.shaftseal.com/index.html
>>
>> Hank
>>
>> On 11/8/06, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hank,
>> >
>> > Good question.  I'm thinking the water is getting by the stuffing box
>> and
>> > finding the next weakest link.  The sequence is transmission - brass
>> > coupling - rubber enclosed shaft? - and I think the stuffing box.  
>> To be
>> > honest, I didn't have time to troubleshoot the problem.  The steady 
>> drip
>> > is
>> > coming from the brass coupling just downstream from the tranny.  It 
>> has
>> > two
>> > fittings that tighten against each other but I didn't have the 
>> tools to
>> > try
>> > it. The water accumulates to the top of the bilge and then vents
>> > overboard.
>> > I'll need to fix or haul before the first good freeze.  I keep a 
>> heater
>> on
>> > at 40 degrees when I'm gone during the winter but yesterday the
>> > electricity
>> > at the docks was off.
>> >
>> > Any more ideas?
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> >
>> > On 11/8/06, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Brad,
>> > >
>> > > How could the drive shaft be dripping where it connects to the
>> > > transmission?  Where is the water coming in from?  I started to 
>> think
>> > the
>> > > stuffing box, but it should be lower than the tranmission 
>> coupling, so
>> > > that
>> > > shouldn't be a possibility.  Is the water coming in from above the
>> > engine
>> > > and then just collecting and dripping off of the shaft?
>> > >
>> > > Just some ideas.
>> > >
>> > > Hank
>> > >
>> > > On 11/8/06, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Finally,  some good news to brighten-up a difficult yesterday.  We
>> > > closed
>> > > > on
>> > > > the sale of our shop building near the lake and sold our 
>> tractor we
>> > used
>> > > > to
>> > > > bushog the place as well. The buyer for the tractor kept me 
>> waiting
>> > over
>> > > > four hours and then did some last minute haggling over a 
>> previously
>> > > agreed
>> > > > upon price.  Forunately for him I came unarmed. The bad news is 
>> that
>> > my
>> > > > boat
>> > > > had water in the bilge for the first time ever.  The drive 
>> shaft is
>> > > > steadily
>> > > > dripping where it connects to the transmission.  This may be a
>> result
>> > of
>> > > > the
>> > > > grounding last year.  Anyway, the repair will probably require 
>> it to
>> > be
>> > > > hauled, which  is a good idea anyway to inspect for damage.  I've
>> been
>> > > > operating on the theory of "what you don't know can't hurt you" 
>> but
>> > that
>> > > > game has been played long enough.
>> > > >
>> > > > The DC-10 is going away in the next couple of years and I have to
>> make
>> > > the
>> > > > leap into the digital age one way or the other.  I have been
>> > predicting
>> > > > this
>> > > > event all along and damned if I wasn't right.  Here is 
>> something to
>> > look
>> > > > forward to.
>> > > >
>> > > > Brad
>> > > >
>> > > > --------------------------
>> > > >
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>> > > >
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>> Corp.
>> > > > (NYSE:
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>> BA)
>> > to
>> > > > acquire 15 new Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft with options to
>> purchase
>> > an
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>> > after
>> > > > Airbus announced significant delays in delivery of the A380. FedEx
>> > > Express
>> > > > notified Airbus that it has cancelled its order for 10 A380-800Fs.
>> > > >
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>> > > > necessary and
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>> Frederick
>> W.
>> > > > Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer, FedEx 
>> Corp.
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>> its
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>> > > decision
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>> > > >
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>> > > customer
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>> its
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>> join the
>> > > FedEx
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>> > > >
>> > > > *Boeing 777*
>> > > >
>> > > > The Boeing 777 Freighter is the world's largest twin-engine cargo
>> > > aircraft
>> > > > with a range of more than 6,100 nautical miles and a revenue 
>> payload
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>> > > > in range and an additional 8,500 pounds of revenue payload over 
>> the
>> > > > MD-11F,
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>> > > result
>> > > > in
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>> flight
>> > > > times,
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>> Express
>> > is
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>> year
>> > > > 2009,
>> > > > eight in 2010 and the remaining three in 2011.
>> > > >
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>> > major
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>> and
>> in
>> > > > less
>> > > > time than it takes today, improving fuel efficiency and lowering
>> total
>> > > > operating costs," said David J. Bronczek, president and chief
>> > executive
>> > > > officer, FedEx Express.
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