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I'm thinking of switching out my Vetus water lubricated stern bearing for a  conventional  grease system.

Has anyone had this done ?

What was involved.?

What were the costs ?

 

Thanks in advance for your replies.

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My boat had this done before I bought it last year. I dont know the reason why.

 

There is a receipt in the folder that came with the boat.

It says "Swap out PSS stern gear for conventional stuffing box arrangement" £670 + VAT

This was done last March.

 

Hope this helps.

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My Volvo seal (about 70 quid nowadays) has given 11 years of totally drip free and trouble free service requiring nothing more than a burp when relaunching and a finger of silicone grease every 200 hours. I wouldn't change it for anything. They're not suitable for every application, granted, but you must have a really good reason to want a stuffing box over even a Vetus - what is it?

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6 hours ago, cuthound said:

Why? My Vetus gland is 12 years old and until recently has performed faultlessly. It has finally worn out.

 

I am now changing it for a Radiche gland.

 

http://cheshiremarine.co.uk/page141a.html

The bearing is about 8 years old now and has a bit of play in it .  I have  replaced the double lip seals twice in six years because of leakage., (I do about 400-600hr a year)

 

I believe this is probably because on my set up (which doesn't have an aquadrive ) the snatchy techno drive gearbox deformed the double lip seal overtime. ( i have changed the gearbox for a PRM150D this year)

 

Another niggle is from an insurance point of view Vetus state in the maintenance schedule that the system should be inspected every 200/once a year ashore. Mine is only out every two years. Whether insurance  companies would deny a claim or not  because of this  I'm not sure. 

 

All my previous boats have had grease lube systems and its something I'm very familiar with, as I lift the hatch to check for drips after every cruise  I might as well  turn a greaser. 

6 hours ago, bmp said:

My boat had this done before I bought it last year. I dont know the reason why.

 

There is a receipt in the folder that came with the boat.

It says "Swap out PSS stern gear for conventional stuffing box arrangement" £670 + VAT

This was done last March.

 

Hope this helps.

Thankyou .

Very helpful if I get quoted around the same I might afford an aquadrive fitted at the same time.

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5 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:

Our first boat had a Vetus gland and it worked just fine. Our current boat has a conventional gland and that works fine too.

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it (the Vetus gland) is broke, you'll have to get a new one anyway.

On the right set up they do work perfectly well.

 

Mine has to come out  so so might as well have something I'm happy with.

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