MAYBE This wasn’t a great idea | LOTS of BoatWork | Ep 346

This episode is a little nerve racking maybe we should have hauled out?
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[@AdventuresofHappyOurs]

Great job! Nerve racking for sure. A rag stuffed around the shaft in the tube under the boat will also help keep water at bay too, however that of course requires diving under the boat.

[@phil29681]

Please give him some safety glasses! Those wire wheels will put an eye out! Good job on the seal change out.

[@michaelgenson5587]

Use a wedge in the grove and tap

[@oh-brothers]

Some people like to grease the threads on their jaw pullers.... going to need to to keep the threads from rusting in a marine environment.

[@toomasnelson4561]

I may have mentioned before but be aware that all that cardboard brings cockroach eggs!! get rid of it ASAP. love your work

[@erikgastelaars2220]

Bloody nerve racking and I’m sitting at home safe and secure on the dry‼️‼️‼️‼️. Congratulations on a successful swap. 🙏😱😅👍

[@erents1]

I found myself digging my fingers into my settee, clawing at the upholstery, while the water was coming out of your bellow! I have worked on my bellow recently and the flooding is exhilarating and at times. Terrifying! Congrats on a job well done.

[@drjasper100]

I put a PSS seal in my ketch. The shaft is such a neat fit I have very little ingress of water when working on it in the boat. I’ve had it about six years now. The first bellows lasted less than two years when the bellows lost their ‘spring’. It was replaced free of charge by PSS people. What is good about PSS is that with no ‘lip’ seal there is no wear to the shaft. Where as with packing and lip seals like Tides and Volvo, you eventually damage the shaft needing either to rebuild the shaft, replace it or put an easy-seal collar. the PSS system is much better with a locking collar on the shaft in front of the ss collar. This prevents the ss collar of the PSS moving. And I think it’s a necessity.

[@sartorst3376]

I remove an old school packing with high tech packing material that didn't leak or have any problems and installed a PSS that leaks at certain rpms expensive mistake !

[@LifeOnTheHulls]

New PSS Pro seal will outlive the standard bellows. Reinforced and will not perish , allegedly!!

[@sartorst3376]

3:56 There should be 2 screws there 1 to hold it in place and the 2nd to lock the 1st screw and a hose clamp ahead of the slip ring if you wanted

[@1sheinz]

Maybe trying to seal the prop shaft from the outside before pulling out the boot would keep so much water from coming into the boat. Using plasticene kids putty on the shaft after you have moved it back as far as needed. And yes wire Does fly off those wheels and eyes are not that replaceable yet. CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h.

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

Good teamwork. Taj, please wear safety glasses when using a wire wheel. 🥽 Eyes can't be replaced.

[@kevingawelko6454]

Was just watching episode 108 and noticed your predicament with the bathroom. There's another sailing family (Mothership Adrift) and they run into the same problems with calcium buildup in the poo pipe. They were saying its caused by the mixture of urine and sea water being used to flush the toilet (dunnie). They have to continually take the poo pipe out and bang out the calcium deposits. Perhaps flushing with desalinated water might help.

[@bubbagail7450]

Sara's nervous laughter during that was pure honest reaction at what was happening with the water flow coming in, well done Mr Lee, you da man.

[@1962gms]

& here am I worrying about doing a similar job whilst the boat is on the hard! I suppose you know straight away that it works or not, whereas I have to wait until we go back in the water at the beginning of April, hoping I did the job properly!! Great channel and very helpful - fair winds

[@michaelscott6069]

Mate, generally you display a level of industrial experience and skill. This time around, you used a pair of squint safety glasses and guided your son to the same experience using a wire wheel on a drill. Please use eye protection. The cost is low, and the result is something to look forward to.

[@judd-sv-galileo]

wedge the split in the will loosen the drive coupling.

[@stevenplancich6449]

Good Job👍 Step by Step, Yer getting closer to “Completion”😜 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎

[@man-with-handle]

Loving this technical stuff .......... and comedian Bella too - she never fails to amuse. 😄

[@californiakayaker]

Flange is also the french word for Vanilla Cake. Hah.

[@michaelgenson5587]

Leave wedge in to reinstall old oil field tricks

[@sartorst3376]

I have never had the cahonies to do that

[@rickcreel3657]

Good job! I have never had to do this in the water. If you went overboard and placed something around the shaft it may have slowed the water flow into the bilge.

[@johnisley4578]

Love your show, You have my subscription, Cheers John.

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

This is silly on my behalf because this was a video, but I was holding my breath watching that piece get hammered off! Thanks for sharing.

[@AbNomal621]

When I worked in a warehouse we would drill a small hole and countersink where grub screws would go. That helped ensure their grip on the shaft.

[@darrencoile]

Just all the water from every ocean in the world trying to come in , no worries. And +1 for safety glasses

[@lahoozer6694]

1 more day untill the best channel on KZbin uploads??!!

[@SailingCatalpa]

In a few hours 😜🥰

[@Al.W7263]

Can I assume that wasn't in your bucket list? Thanks for the video.

[@svbabido7753]

Honestly a traditional Buck Algonquin stuffing box is the way to go, time tested for a century. Dripless wise the tides marine is nice because you can swap seals without dropping the shaft. You slide additional seals on during install then just cut the old one and slide the new one in place. Fair winds!

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

New Pullers, always grease the threads 1st , makes a huge difference to if they last.

[@garoldjackson8401]

That is a cool looking boat. Like just looking at it. Symmetry.

[@michaelsenior7858]

Wow..this video gave me that sinking feeling...😳

[@roncanizares9966]

Great videos! Just discovered you channel. My fear with a PSS shaft seal is that a failure would likely be catastrophic. My soon to be new (to me) sloop has one, but I am thinking of replacing it with an old fashioned but reliable stuffing box. I know that they can be repacked without much difficulty with the boat in the water. But now I'll explore the unit you have just installed, so at a minimum I'll know I have looked at all options. Have you been happy with it?

[@californiakayaker]

I used to run these honda water pumps and I believe they were trash water type and didn't have to have clean water and had about a 7 or 8 foot head, and would pump up 600 feet with large amounts of water. I'd put one on my boat with an exhaust outlet and be set for unexpected water coming in.

[@rondejoux8006]

I think you handled that tricky job very well.

[@geoffreylotz3661]

\kin well done, mate! I was apprehensive but you had it all well planned, and you executed the plan well. Serious kudos to you. You do seriously good work, salud!

[@rocket262626]

Good job Mate! 👏 I see in the end it needed the brass hammer anyway. No matter, those pullers will be useful,, I have the same set. Sara, I bought the baby "masher" you ordered, 🙄, all the while wondering, "whom" it's to be used for? 🤔🤪😉🤣🤣💖💖

[@SailingCatalpa]

🤣😂 no babies on the way 🙈 thanks so much Ron it’s a great size potato masher 😁

[@rocket262626]

@Sailing Catalpa So glad I can help,, Luvya All! 💖💖

[@JrR-fw5ph]

Wow! I was getting nervous just watching 😅 nonetheless, you pulled off another great job!! 👌👍

[@DaveHines1]

You’re braver than I would be, but well done 😃😃🍻

[@wanderingfore2290]

Almost need a shut off valve there

[@arottie4097]

As always, another job well done captin! PS Those bike's look like a lot of fun. How is the battery life on them?

[@mark703]

1:46 Be careful riding thru red traffic lights on your bikes, its a good way to end up with an accident and we dont want to lose you guys.

[@slypig24]

How long did your bilge pump run for? and do you have a bilge water alarm?

[@moseham]

Its not known as a flange ,Its known as a coupling,

[@martinwickstead967]

Hi in what video was Taj 16 birth day as to was a cool place

[@SailingCatalpa]

This one ☺️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y37dmIh3l7B4iNE

[@martinwickstead967]

@@SailingCatalpa thank you so much been watching a long time

[@cartertanya1258]

Hi, your pss seal looked that it got overheated , so was there no water feed to it

[@urbanimage]

These PSS seals on smaller diameter prop shafts don't have a water feed to them. Larger bore ones do. It looked like the mating face on the one he removed hadn't been looked after and /or been contaminated with something or other. Generally, if these leak a little bit, you just need to clean the mating surface with a cloth or some fine wet and dry abrasive sheet to get them back to running drip free.

[@spicoli9797]

Anyone know what country they're in here I'm here😎

[@MikeHarrison3266]

It was a little disturbing seeing what could be described as an evil grin on a certain person's face while holding a bloody big knife.

[@donj2744]

👍

[@anof9659]

Pumping out bilges in port ????? No bueno

[@andrewchristopher7138]

Hello

[@SailingCatalpa]

Hey mate

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

0/10 for parenting. No. 1 Son wire brushing and no eye protection. Tut tut.

[@inuendo0003]

😜🤪😝🤪😜😝🤑😝😝🤪😜🥰

[@The_Riddler21]

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