Stuffing tube

[mr_fons]

Just a general question I remember back when I first started boating in the early

80"s that we use to put Teflon tubes inside the brass tubes, is this this in use?

Fons

 

[TimothyJones]

Some people complain that the Teflon comes loose and rides up the shaft.

I use smaller tube with no Teflon myself and works fine.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Many that use teflon will install it and then cut the stuffing tube to length, using the cutting wheel to put a slight crimp on the ends of the stuffing tube and, supposedly, locking the teflon in place. I personally don't use teflon so I'm going off of what I've seen done and been told

 

[Mike Cathey]

Not many people using it anymore. If you have a 1/4" cable use a 5/16th inner tube and a 11/32" outer tube. Once I have it all installed I remove the cable, bore a hole (remove flash with a round file) through the both tunes at angle in the stuffing tube block inside the boat that I can get a needle nose grease fitting into and grease every couple of heats.

Seems to work pretty well.

 

[bermudadude]

teflon drags

plus all the struts are designed to work without it i.e smaller hole for 5/16 tube

plus smaller tube is less drag (cat and rigger)

 

[mr_fons]

OK thanks to those that responded.

Fons

 

[keith warham]

OK thanks to those that responded.

Fons

No Teflon fon