Prop shaft seal.... Yall are doing it wrong

[Chads972150]

So I guess we have been doing it wrong all along!! So how hard is it to get everything I'll need and put it on there do I need to take the shaft out?? And what all will I need and where can I locate it??

[Chads972150]

It is expanding foam yes it's very ridiculous!! If you still have it would you be willing to part with it? I really don't have the extra cash to shell out for a dripless and I think the shaft is groved inside of the foam so from what I've read dripless won't work! I'm not even sure if original will work at this point I'm scared to pull it out and see how bad it is

[boatwakes]

That actually looks like the original plastic unit that melted, the cotter pin is still visible in the photo. Pull the prop, remove the shaft from the coupler and pull the shaft out of the boat. Use a dial caliper to measure the clean diameter of the shaft versus the worn part, you may need a new one. Buck Algonquin offers a water feed packing gland that we use.

[ChrisSnow]

You could (probably) replace the hose with a slightly longer one to gain a fresh section of shaft to seal on. I don't imagine it's length is too critical within reason.

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[Chads972150]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!! I'm not sure it could be the original plastic one but to me it looks more like expanding foam. There's no telling with the previous owner.