Ron is amazing. He and his video’s regularly help me maintain my Wakesetter. Can’t say enough good things. Thank-you Ron!

One of the best videos I ever seen on KZfaq,

Terrific video Ron, as usual!!! Many thanks! 👍🏼

Ron - you are an excellent teacher and a wonderful contributor to the industry - thanks for all the phone/order help with technical stuff! God bless!

Thanks Ron you help me figure out they stuffed it wrong the last time. All fixed... thanks to your awesome video.

Thank you Ron. Your videos are awesome!

Ron your videos on regular maintenance of ski boat specific parts has been invaluable. I’m reviving an ‘89 Ski Centurion Falcon 20 and the information, and parts, you’ve provided have all been extremely helpful. Cheers!

Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

Very well done video. I was glad to hear you say to adjust the packing. I've been to several mechanical seal seminars over my 32 years of industrial maintenance career. They always corrected anybody that said TIGHTEN the packing. ;)

Great video Ron. Pleasure talking with you. I'll be ordering what I need later this evening or tomorrow once i confirm type. Thanks again and keep the videos coming.

Incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Great info! Thanks for the video. Very helpful.

Ron, that’s the best presentation of this topic I’ve ever seen. You hit all the important points. Bravo! I would only add, never use graphite containing packing to a yellow metal shaft as severe anodic corrosion to the shaft could happen. Use straight Teflon in this case.

Saved me a bunch of money! Thank you 😊

Very helpful video. Thank you.

Thanks for the tech tips on inboard boat.

Very helpful thankyou for making this video

Glad I found your channel. Great info.

Very helpful! Thank you!

Great video thank you

Wow great video

Very good video, very informative. Thank you. New subscriber

Ron Rocks!

Thank you

ВАШИ ОБЗОРЫ ОЧЕНЬ ПОЛЕЗНЫ.ЖЕЛАЮ ВАМ УДАЧИ УСПЕХОВ.

Very well done. When you cut the packing material at a 45 degree angle, do you mean 45 degrees from the top of the strand to the bottom of the strand - or from one side to the other side?

Just started watching your videos they are so reassuring. I am a very mechanical person however I’ve never been involved in the kind of boat that I am involved with now. 1979, 288 cruiser inc. villa vee twin 305 Chevy, merCruiser 228 , straight inboards with Borge Warner velvet drive transmission. You have answered all my questions in the many videos I have watched. Thank you for what you do. How do we contact you for parts or information if needed? Thank you again. Long Island New York.

Hey Ron, thank you for the video and knowledge to help assist me for the pack glands. I will check your website and will be purchasing the gland on your site soon . I also need to replace my 55 amp Mando Alternator to a much higher output. I run a large steroe system and 3 batteries. 2 that are parallel on one side and another 1 for my starter on the other side. All Optima group 31 Blue tops (which I need to replace cause they suck and since they are now made in Mexico they dont last). I was thinking of trying the Banshee group 31 deep cycles. But I will wait for your response about the alternator first. My name is Jeff and God Bless.

Great video, excellent step by step. How easy should the shaft be to turn when not in water? I have to use 2 hands to turn right now.

Great video. The 45 degree cut at first made sense to me, but wouldn't the better practice be to keep the mating areas of the seal cross sectional "faces" to a minimum? That would be the path for water intrusion, and maintains the smallest area for that to occur would mean a nearly perpendicular cut, no? I understand how impossible that is, and an angled cut is basically necessary here, but a minimum angle would be the best. Unless I'm missing something, and I'm sure that I am... Again, great info, sir. Thank you

Wonder if you could put a plastic stuffing box on a sailboat since the stuffing box is usually a massive PITA to access and corroded from the salt water, making it an even bigger headache.

Mine dont drip at all, is it suppose too? I did have a hard strike on something! Now it makes a scrubbing sound!! What did I do? I have a 1985 CC pleasure craft. 2001. I just bought it a couple months ago. Everything Ive learned about them is from videos like yours. Thank you Ron

Great !!!!!

Mine has an grease nipple. What type would it be?

Great Video - If you are currently going through Maintenance, is it possible to convert the Brass style to the Nylon style? If so, do you suggest converting?

Hi, everything i have read says to use flax shaft packing! You mentioned something else. Is flax the standard?

Im assuming inside the shaft log is the cutless bearing and seal?

Where can I buy a replacement direct drive shaft?

Do you need to add grease to a brass bearing packing?

ПРОШУ.СДЕЛАТЬ ВАШ ОБЗОР О ШЛАНГАХ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБКАХ. КАКИЕ ТИПЫ ШЛАНГОВ НЕОБХОДИМЫ ДЛЯ УСТАНОВКИ.БЛАГОДАРЮ.

Ron. I don't believe the dripless Xtra line is for cooling. It is to burp the dripless of air. A buble can form, and not allow outside water to cool the seal.

Whats the size of the Teflon graphite packing ?width? , thanx a lot

ГДЕ МНЕ КУПИТЬ ШЛАНГ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ..ВНУТРЕННИЙ ДИАМЕТР 60 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. А НАРУЖНЫ́Й ДИАМЕТР 80 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ. КАКОЙ ТИП ШЛАНГОВ ПРИМЕНЯЮТ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВОЙ КОРОБКИ.БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.

what size packing material?

ВСЕ ЗАБЫВАЮТ РАССКАЗАТЬ О РЕЗИНОВЫХ ШЛАНГАХ ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБКАХ..ВЫ ОЧЕНЬ ДОБРОЖЕЛАТЕЛЬНО ДЕЛИТЕСЬ СВОИМИ ЗНАНИЯМИ. РАССКАЖИТЕ О ШЛАНГАХ.ТИПЫ.КАКИЕ НЕОБХОДИМО УСТАНОВИТЬ . ЗДОРОВЬЯ ВАМ.

Can you just put a different one on

ВАЛ НА КАТЕРЕ 35 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ.САЛЬНИКОВАЯ КОРОБКА С МАСЛЕНКОЙ.У МЕНЯ ПРОБЛЕМА С ШЛАНГОМ.ЧТО НАПИСАНО НА ТЕХ ШЛАНГАХ ПО СИНЕЙ ПОЛОСОЙ.ТИП .МАРКА .ШЛАНГОВ.ДЛЯ САЛЬНИКОВЫХ КОРОБОК. БЛАГОДАРЮ ЗА ОТВЕТ.

Its bronze. Not brass.

You sure do say "uhhh" a lot.