Smaller and non-commercial boats often do not receive the same regular servicing as larger company owned vessels. Infrequent maintenance on the propellers of small craft can bring about corrosion as a result of seal failure between, for example, the propeller and its boss. Seawater leaking along the shaft can seep up into the propeller and damage the mechanism, with variable pitch propellers in particular suffering from this problem. To overcome the problem, Economos has developed the new long-life propeller seal aimed at small craft and using their proven S-ECOPUR material. Its resistance to seawater and low friction properties, even in poorly lubricated housings, prevent or overcome potentially expensive calamities such as damaged prop bearings and pitch control rods or dried out seals.

MJ Information No: 16923