Stuffing tubes - water cooled and oiler 6S Hydro, overkill?

[jhl1963]

Guys, I've seen some beautiful water cooled stuffing tubes and built in oilers here - wondering if these are suggested/necessary /overkill for a 1527 6S 1Y hydro setup? Thank you very much

[Fluid]

Totally not required. I've been building winning FE racers for decades and have never used a cooled stuffing tube or an oiler. My drives exceed the life of the boats, I have never replaced a stuffing tube due to wear. IME adding parts which are not needed reduces boat reliability.

That said, I do admire well-done engineering in boats and if someone really wants to do this I say go for it.




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[iridebikes247]

Oilers are pretty cool but not necessary. I'd keep it simple, the less stuff to rattle and come loose near the stuffing tube/flex, the better

[Fella1340]

I would love to see what you come up with, having fun with things like that in a build is half the fun. If your just sport running why not?

[jhl1963]

Thanks guys, I had seen one Randy from BBY did - see here - always thought this setup was beautiful.

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...034#post477034