Derek ide
Member
I know that they are recommended for replacement after 7 years. I have just changed mine after 11 years as I had to have work done on the sail drive itself. After some light cleaning the rubber bellows looked and felt like new. There was some light corrosion on the clamping plates but they were cleaned up and re-used.
Has anyone ever heard of a failure? I used to inspect mine very carefully and could not imagine a catastrophic failure. I would have been happy to continue until forced to change as I have been now.
Has anyone ever heard of a failure? I used to inspect mine very carefully and could not imagine a catastrophic failure. I would have been happy to continue until forced to change as I have been now.