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Boatfix doesn't carry this product that in the past has been recomended by Boatered members
Has eneyone found this product and where can I buy it ?
On another subject why does this site have a spell check when it hasn't work for over a year ?
 
ever heard of something called.... GOOGLE? it's really simple, you go to www.google.com then you type "GFO packing" in the search box, and hit enter. you'll get a bunch of results. the third one on the first page (e-marine) is a place i bought it from...
 
As Pascal says, a quick search gives plenty of sources. GFO may still be the best choice , but FWIW, there is a new product called Duramax Ultra-X that sounds pretty good also.
 
Duramax looks good but it only comes in minimum 1 lb rolls. At 3/16", that's 35 feet!!!!
 
I was going to start a topic about GFO but this might do.
Bought the packing at E-marine. BoatFix doesn't carry it. Why? Mr. Les?
I am very pleased with the performance so far. I had leaking problems with several
brands or types of stuffing materials. All ended with GFO.
 
When I put GFO in our boat we bought it directly from Gore. It came in pieces cut diagonally to length exactly to fit our shafts and stuffing boxes. The company is W.L.Gore & Associates.
 
DaveH: Can you post the link to order pre cut packing? I couldn’t find it.
 
Bruce, I have my GFO adjusted to where it rarely drips. Shafts run cool to the touch at 3500 rpm.
 
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Originally posted by pdecat

Is GFO installed to have no dripping???

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Yes. No drips needed.

Much cheaper than any other "dripless" packing system.
 
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Originally posted by Gregory Saracco

Bruce, I have my GFO adjusted to where it rarely drips. Shafts run cool to the touch at 3500 rpm.

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That's how I have my GFO adjusted too. 4 years later and a bone dry bilge!
 
I cruise between 3200 to 3500. Never had my hands on the shafts above those rpms. Nice and cool there though and I have a dry bilge.
 
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Originally posted by Cpt. Harold

Just barely... I adjusted mine for 1 drop per minute or so.

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Ummmm, this is about what you should get with no GFO packing and without generating too much heat. If you can't achieve it, there is likely an issue in the drive train somewhere (shaft, strut, shaft bearing, prop, alignment or often all of the above).

Still, I still plan to put GFO in my shaft logs soon and will adjust to no dripping.

The only downside that I can see to GFO is that like other dripless methods, it may disguise issues in the drive train that really should be addressed before attending to the shaft log. It might be akin to removing the canary from the coal mine.
 
I adjusted it that way for temp. concerns, but somehow it sealed itself after testing so it doesn't drip at all now.
 
It probably swelled. I don't know for a fact that GFO does this, but typical packing does. I'll keep that in mind and adjust mine like you did and see if it takes care of itself.
 
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