why water out there

[richard]

When I clean the engine with garden pipe I see water flow out along with the prop shaft, any member experience this ,is this normal? appreciate some body can answer.

[M3Fan]

RE: why water out there

If you have a dripless packing seal, some of them have a water hose going to the seal to cool it.

[richard]

RE: why water out there

I'm not sure my boat use dripless seal ot not,this is 01 SAN,but the water flow out quite many, but I think the water go out only,when in water ,the beilge pump water out normally.

[Laptom]

RE: why water out there

I would say that's not normal.. Check your packing!

[skinautique]

RE: why water out there

where do you have your water hooked up to? It could be the dripless packing but I would still like to know where you have your water hooked up to.

[richard]

The hose is attach to the fresh water flush inlet,after use in sea,we wash the engine this way every time(the engine is runing while cleaning), so the water go out frome exhaust also flow out as the picture.

[DavidF]

If you are not introducing water into the bilge, then the water is coming from the hose attached to the dripless packing gland. If you had normal wax packing and you were flowing this much water, you would be taking on huge amounts of water when you used the boat.

Also, where is the raw water inlet grate?

[Rick]

I beleive this is normal. You are flushng with fresh water and the packing is one place you would want to flush. Is there water flowing into the bilge? I would guess there is not. If that s the case this is normal.

[richard]

Thanks all post,the issue I notice long time,don't feel any problem, the huge amount water go out along the shaft nervous me ,the water don't go in from it,I'll further see in side to find the source of water.

[phbrown]

Freaked me out first time I hooked the hose up also. It is normal from what I have been told.

[DavidF]

Normal (I guess) for dripless, water cooled (via raw water pump) packing. Not normal for old school flax packing.

Richard: If water does not come into the boat, why are you concerned? Are there other problems with the stuffing box?

[richard]

not found related problem,but worry have,seems before not like that,seems like that after change the prop shaft,(another problem after change the prop shaft is the shaft becomes tighter than normal)

[richard]

DavidF is right,The boat use PSS,the water come out is the cooling water for the PSS,It's normal ,I remove the engine for winter project so I can see that. Thanks all had post here.
Richard