11-03-2016, 05:53 AM
I owned a 1997 31 Open and currently own a 2003 38 Open both configured with with PSS drip-less shaft seals that, after several years and many engine hours, only leaked when underway... Took a careful look at the ceramic/stainless steel faces on the PSS and cleaned with very fine Emory cloth.... Seemed to fix although I also re-adjusted the pressure on the ceramic/stainless steel face for one shaft by moving the stainless steel collar closer to the bellows per the manufacturers spec.(Requires loosening the 4 set screws on the SS collar and sliding the collar toward the shaft seal bellows to increase pressure on the ceramic/steel interface). This completely solved my problem on both boats and have not had a problem on the 38 since....M2C
