FIXING our Shaft Seal LEAK and Checking out the Deltaville Maritime Museum
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 07. 2022
- It's day two of our PSS Not so Dripless Shaft Seal repair and all we need is 1/2 inch. 1/2 of bellows compression and our set screws to hold, and we will be good to go! If we get it fixed we will continue exploring the Chesapeake and if we don't... we will need to get hauled out in the Deltaville Boatyard.
Thanks for watching!
Cheers from the Loop,
Jennifer and Elliot
#greatloop #boatlife #shaftseal
đ„ Episode #252 | Filmed on May 15th, 2022
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Iâm so impressed you two were able to make the fix! Great determination!!
Good work! Hope that fixes the problem. Tip from my ocean travels in Alaska, if you get a chance, even going to a dock for a few hours, flush, rinse the engine area where the salt water spray hit. Rinse everything real good. Corrosion from salt water can create big problems down the road. I also vote Ollie for boat dog of the loop, hugs to Ollie and pat on back for both of you. Aloha!
Great call Steve! Corrosion in the engine compartment would not be a good thing... Ollie just got good head pat from you đ Aloha!
I watch around 8 CZcams vids each week, but I usually save yours for last because your videos are the best. You guys are normal people on a normal boat, with all the highs and lows that come with this lifestyle. Good luck.
Thanks Glen - that really means a lot to us!
Adjusting the PSS seals use to be really difficult before I figured out a little trick. Took two of us and lots of time. Use a jack to put pressure on the doughnut. Most of the boats I work on have V drives so there is limited room to work with. Way easier with a normal shaft. Just use a block of wood to take up the space to the closest bulkhead. Just mark the shaft and compress. Seems like it always takes a little more than the manufacturer says it should. Might leak a small amount for about a hour but should settle in. The rubber bellows lose tension over time and motor mounts wear out. If you can pick up the new pro models. They come with a clamp to go on the reduction gear side of the doughnut as extra insurance. The jack out of my car is the perfect size. Just be careful and make sure not to scratch up the shaft. Donât forget to clear any air out of around the seal if you donât have water being fed to the seal from the motor. They get real hot without water around them.
Good tips!
I realize you are long past this event. I will be curios if eventually had to replace the entire seal? I think part of the problem was the hose was getting hard. I think with a new bellows hose it would have been easier to compress. I just had an a pyy shaft seal installed I think next time I will use the last drop seal. Based on information gathered at Annapolis boat show 2023. Good luck have fun!
Great question Peter, and that definitely could have been why it was hard to compress! No, we did not have to replace the bellows, it performed beautifully after this repair for the rest of our Loop. cheers.
Wow you were anchored right in my home port of Jackson Creek in Deltaville! I have a 34' MT DC as well and it is normally at my pier right beside the public pier on the left going out. I had pulled mine out on the hard to do some work. Vey cool to see my Great grandparents home in your video. Safe travels
Oh super cool, small world!
Well done guys, you've triumphed over adversity once more, you should be proud of yourselves. Stay safe fair winds.
Thanks Amanda!!
Kuddos for the research & perseverance! So rewarding when your figure out what to do. Great Job! Love these videos, keep up the great work.. all in progress. Hopefully we all learn something new every day. Happy travels.
It really is very rewarding! One of our favorite things about boating is all the different things and situations we get to learn. Sometimes the moments are stressful but if we take a step back most of the time we can learn from it đ
Funny people đ€Ł!
Unsinkable ⊠unbreakable ⊠unstoppable ⊠nice hat đ
Haha I wish - just one step at a time, thanks đ€ đ€ đ€
Percervance pays off!! Didn't panic..did the research, and applied the knowledge. Good show!!
You guys are great!! Cheers
Thanks so much Larry!! đđđ
Look at replacing the PSS seal with a Lasdrop brand one. We have had packing type shaft seals, PSS type, packing types modified by inserting lip seals but have now hone to the Lasdrop. The seals can be replaced in the water without splitting couplings and are cheaper as well. Just a thought, if you are happy with the PSS then stick with it.
Oh neat, sounds cool. Thanks for sharing, we'll take a look đ
Iâm so happy you were able to get the leak fixed and then got to have some fun! Looking for forward to seeing whatâs up next! Safe travels!
Thanks so much Suzanne!! đ
You ainât newbies anymore. Impressive.
Hehe still newbies but newbies with a bit more information on how a PSS shaft seal works đ
While you are at it, check the packing on your rudder. đđ
High on our list! Thanks William đ
I'll vote for Ollie as the Boat Dog of the Year! She's so happy on that boat, but super happy to hit the shore and Zoom.
Haha thanks Tammy đ Iâll give Ollie a bit of a head pat just from you đ€
Thanks for sharing the good, the bad, the ugly, the how to's and the white knuckles. You both are so refreshingly without egos and are learning sponges. Please keep it up and stay safe. We love the "ride along".
Thanks so much for riding along Judy đ
Since I know you are now in Michigan, I can assume that the repair worked and you didnât sink đ
You know the future đ
If the shaft seal starts leaking again, you may need new motor mounts. The prop pushes the shaft and engine forward, harder with more RPMs. If there is too much give in the motor mounts it will shift forward enough to open up the shaft seal mating faces.
I concur. The shaft leaks at higher rpm...the engine is moving on the mounts.
Fortunately we have had no more leaks in about 1500 miles running the gamut of RPM! Not saying that this for sure isn't an issue but it is a good sign đ Thank you for sharing the information, I will take a deeper look
just a trick to know. Next time turning a hub with nothing to hold on to. Use long bolts in the set screw holes to turn the hub.
Thatâs a great idea for getting more leverage, thanks!
Congrats on the seal repair. Thanks to all who knew what yourproblem was and offered their advice for repair. Skippers are always glad to help fellow boaters. Hope that puts you back on the road to complete the loop. Enjoy
Right on, the boating community is awesome! Thanks Buck đ€
3:52 wondering if normal use is wearing a groove in the shaft and moving it puts the graphite seal on a new surface. Typical?
Glad the time on shore was chill. From where I sit, I'd deal with the challenges if they came with the sunsets and moon. It really is beautiful where you are!
Absolutely⊠it keeps us going for sure! Thanks for watching Mark!
Has to be an easier way, dont want to sound smart, cos I don't kniw anything re boats. I do watch InTooDeep, and Gus is a mechanical person, so mostly finds solutions to those problems. But kudos to you guys for tenacity.
There could be... but also its a boat and boats have a way of making the easy very annoying đ
Can you imagine what your neighbors in the next boat are thinking hearing you guys?
lol who knows
I'm sooooo glad you got that shaft thingie fixed. It's always something huh? After this boat loop, I hope you will do the RV thing all across America. Well, if the fuel prices go back down I should say. Take care, stay safe.
True that! Its high on the list for sure đ
Congratulations on fixing the leak! Good teamwork! Now let's get the show on the road. :-)
Woot woot đ Thanks T Mac!
Another great video guys. Be safe
Thanks William, trying to đ
Great job.
Thanks so much Sherry!
Well done! Shaft seal is no easy task. That would have scared me.
It was absolutely daunting for sure.. It's like of like becoming an adult. Now that we know what can fail / go wrong, we are a little more wary đ No more "jumping off of roofs" đ
Another great video, thank you
Thanks Harold!
Thank you for yet another very informative video! I'm keen on the DIY mentality you both have, which will at times be essential when you're living off the grid of marina's and boat yards as you are. Have you found yourself having all the necessary tools on board or have you had to wing it from time to time? You can't help but notice all the 'stuff' you have on board. How would you describe the level of storage space (cold and dry) you have on your boat and what would you do differently or look for in your next boat in terms of stowage?
Thanks Earl! We have slowly but surely built out a large repertoire of various tools, there are some I use more than others and quite a few yet that I wish I had. There is a good amount of storage on this boat, I'd say it is adequate. As far as a future boat, there are a lot of things we would value more than storage space. We have a few tips like using fabric bags for my tools such that they can be pilled into a locker and also using the same brand of wireless tools so batteries and cords are minimized, etc. etc. There's a saying that stuff will fill up the space you allow it, so any size boat's storage will be fine, you'll automatically tailor your use for it đ Technically we were traveling full time in 2 suitcases + 2 backpacks so it was an upgrade in storage for us đ Cheers!
Nice fix guyâs.
Thanks so much Kevin đ
I have a random question, how do you handle your garbage. I was watching a large yacht tour and it had a separate refrigerator just for trash. Maybe this is one for another time???
We keep simply bag it and keep it in different locations depending on where we are / how long we need to keep it. Just recently we combined it all into a black garbage back and kept it on the opposite deck so it wasn't visible to our neighbors. Sometimes we keep in the lazarette near our stern. The trick is to really minimize it in the first place đ
I still can't find a video that shows the year make model of your boat. What engine?
Hi Will! We do mention it in a few videos but we have a lot of videos so I'm not surprised you haven't found it yet đ If you want that and more, here's all the deets about Pivot: schoandjo.com/our-boat/
If you don't want to go there, Pivot is a 1989 Marine Trader 34 DC and we have a Lehman 135!
nice vid..good job love olly,
đ¶đ¶đ¶ thanks Lester!!
Pretty obvs, He is having a much better time that She and their dawg.
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Ready for this!!!!
Woot woot!! Thanks for being here Greg đ
@@SchoandJo Welcome! and was surprised to see you swinging that rubber hammer. GREAT JOB
Well done.Good job,some comments below are good ideas.If salt water is on internals/metal,i would rinse well also and give good WD40 spraydown.
Thanks Masai, will do!
Yea team!!!
Woot woot!!!
May I ask how you earn a living to support the trip?
CZcams is our full time job! Hoping we continue to grow, its getting to cover most of our expenses đ
It should not be that hard.
It really shouldn't.. but like any boat project it was! Lucky us!
what an odd repair..a stick and hammer job..strange
When you live on the water, you make do with what you have and what works! A bit of Macgyver-ing
Well m sure you guys got that fixedâŒïžâŒïž Team work makes the dream work. đđšđ„đâš
Thanks Richard!! đ€đđŸ