Rivertender
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Had PSY (I think) dripless shaft seals installed in 2019.
Unable to use the boat hardly at all for several months due to wife's medical issues
Took the boat out finally and discovered the seals were leaking, so I called the yard and he sent a mechanic to inspect. The mechanic moved part of the shaft seal device back and forth (water coming in as he did so) and said, "You have to do this every once in a while. Sea weed/stuff gets in them and can cause a leak". No sea trial to make sure all was ok. Marina charged me 200.00 which I thought was wrong, but to not lose a repair resource.....I paid it.
Several more months go by before I used the boat again - which was the day after this past Thanksgiving.
Water pouring in on both shafts....significant flow. My impression is that the mechanic made things dramatically worse. Too, I am reluctant to accept that after the mechanic fooled with the seals, they would ...both....coincidentally......be leaking with a similar failure or flow rate due to random debris. The same amount of debris found its way into both sides and caused similar leaks?
I called the yard and the guy said pretty much the same thing....... lack of use can cause leaks.
My question is....................DOES LACK OF USE CAUSE THE SHAFT SEALS TO LEAK? Is the repair guy blowing smoke at me? I never heard of boat owners having to routinely or constantly fiddle with their dripless seals to keep them working.
Appreciate any thoughts and many thanks.
Unable to use the boat hardly at all for several months due to wife's medical issues
Took the boat out finally and discovered the seals were leaking, so I called the yard and he sent a mechanic to inspect. The mechanic moved part of the shaft seal device back and forth (water coming in as he did so) and said, "You have to do this every once in a while. Sea weed/stuff gets in them and can cause a leak". No sea trial to make sure all was ok. Marina charged me 200.00 which I thought was wrong, but to not lose a repair resource.....I paid it.
Several more months go by before I used the boat again - which was the day after this past Thanksgiving.
Water pouring in on both shafts....significant flow. My impression is that the mechanic made things dramatically worse. Too, I am reluctant to accept that after the mechanic fooled with the seals, they would ...both....coincidentally......be leaking with a similar failure or flow rate due to random debris. The same amount of debris found its way into both sides and caused similar leaks?
I called the yard and the guy said pretty much the same thing....... lack of use can cause leaks.
My question is....................DOES LACK OF USE CAUSE THE SHAFT SEALS TO LEAK? Is the repair guy blowing smoke at me? I never heard of boat owners having to routinely or constantly fiddle with their dripless seals to keep them working.
Appreciate any thoughts and many thanks.