Floor removal and Water coming in

[Ecapps]

Anybody has repack the shaft packing box. My boat is allowing too much mater in so I am sure it needs to be replaced by dont know how difficult it might be. I have a 2008 SAN 230. Any ideas. Also has anybody ever removed the floor? I lost a piece of pliers and I can hear them below the floor. I removed the screw and it was loose all the way around but something prevents it from coming out. Any ideas?

[Quinner]

Have you visually inspected it while floating and underway?? One would hope that boat would have been equipped with a drip-less since the vee drives can be difficult to access for service. If it is not drip-less and needs servicing you may want to seriously consider adding a drip-less.

[Ecapps]

Thanks for the info. Is the drip less better than the wet saft packing? How difficult is it to do it yourself. I am mechanically inclined but I have my limitations. I have replaced the packing material in my 1996 Tige with no problems but I don't know about the SAN 230. Let me know. Thanks