Stern Gland make??

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I was wondering if anybody can help me?

I need to replace my stern gland but not sure on the manufacturer.

It is a rubber two piece stern gland. One piece is jubilee clipped to the stern tube and the other the shaft. They rely on pressure from the deformed rubber of the part on the shaft, each rubber piece has a ceramic type disc bonded in it and its these running together that provides the seal.

I have a manual, but it is on the boat and the boat is in a repair yard (very long and expensive story) so it is not readily to hand.

Cheers in advance.

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I read this forum a lot. I have a Manecraft deep sea seal and it is serviceable and adequate but when the time comes I am going to measure up and if I can make it fit, I'm getting a volvo shaft seal.
Purely on the basis that 100,000 forumites can't be wrong!!!!
I got one for our club boat here http://www.keypart.com/
No connection........
 
You are making the right decision! I often wonder why people go on with these incredibly expensive alternatives when the Volvo shaft seal is one of the most effective bits of kit you can fit on your boat.

And they're a LOT cheaper too!

Forget the recommended five year replacement period recommended, my last one was 22 years old and had never let a single drop of water into the boat. Only renewed it as part of a major refit/change of engine etc.
 
"I often wonder why people go on with these incredibly expensive alternatives when the Volvo shaft seal is one of the most effective bits of kit you can fit on your boat."

I do!

Volve dont make seals to fit all shaft/ stern tube combinations found on production yachts. Thus I had to fit a PSS to my M31 - and very good it was.

david
 
We have a PSS seal and rate it highly, we fitted it to replace the DeepSea seal that came with the boat when we bought it which IMO is far too flimsy and is difficult to set up properly even with the gauge supplied. Get a PSS with a water inlet connection and take a hose from that to above the waterline, this will automatically bleed any air off after the boat has been dried out or ashore, so no need to burp it.
 
If you are going to change the seal, first choice is a Volvo on all counts, simplicity, security, life, price. However, not all stern tubes are the right size although if not can often be modified easily. Next choice if you don't want a normal stuffing box is a Tides or a Vetus, which like a Volvo has lip seals rather than the face seals of a Deep Sea and similar type seals.
 
Had excellent service from my PSS. Needs no attention in normal service apart from keeping a weather eye on matters.
The above waterline vent has already been mentioned. I suspect it is standard on all new units now.
 
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