Pros and Cons

[MAMBA2200]

well i have no temp issues just doing a build and wanted some thoughts on it the best lube i have found is Mercury Marine 2-4-C it has teflon in it and have never had a issue with a liner since i started using it and i only grease it ever 8-10 runs

[BHChieftain]

I also run 1/4 stuffing with .187 cable (no liner) on several boats, no water issues. I recently had a boat that came with a liner melt on me... now I get to rip out the entire stuffing tube to fix it... it was a very old boat, and I suspect the liner started to wear, then bind, then melted... (it was a mild setup).

If you happend to have .150 cables around, then you can use the liner in the 1/4 stuffing tube and that will fit-- so I really like the 1/4 stuffing tube-- gives you the option to use either .150 or.187 cables...

Chief

[siberianhusky]

I have boats with both, prefer the ones without, just one less thing to have to perform maintenance on, not a big deal to replace the liner regularly but it's just easier to run without. I don't think there is any performance gain or loss for my type of running. Don't have water problems with any of my stuffing tubes.
If I build it - then no liner, if I buy a boat with one I won't rip out the drive line to change it over.

[100 mph jet boat]

well i have no temp issues just doing a build and wanted some thoughts on it the best lube i have found is Mercury Marine 2-4-C it has teflon in it and have never had a issue with a liner since i started using it and i only grease it ever 8-10 runs

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