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Originally Posted by R58484957
Virtually every ship I have been on leaked a little on the stern gland. No big deal..
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I'm no injuneer, but seriously, I have done a lot of small boating where the Captain is also the Chief Engineer, Bo'sun, Carpenter, etc. and it is preferred to have a small drip at the stern gland as the water cools what could otherwise be overtightened packing, leading to heat, and the melting of the tallow. Not much worse than having to hang upside down over the transmission to re-pack the gland -- especially at my age. To handle the drippage, I have constructed a plastic collection box with a drain hose which leads to the bilge --- that way the salt water canoot spray all over the inside of my steel boat when under way --- that really not good.
