by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Sailing Vessel “Carlyn” is a 61ft yawl, built in 1996 and designed and built by the Scarano Brothers in Albany, NY. She has been sailing her entire life here in the Salish Sea of Washington State and in the Inside Passage of British Columbia. We sail with...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Hi Kesha, It was a pleasure meeting you today. I wanted to take a moment and thank Tides Marine and in particular Dennis for his outstanding support. When the Shaft Seal went out on my Sea Ray, I didn’t know what I had or where to turn. I sent a picture to...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Attention Jeff Strong, I want to get a message to you and your staff of how much I appreciate how John Edson saved the day and vacation for us by figuring out which shaft seal assembly and parts I needed. I needed to fix my severe leak that flared up while on a...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Dear Sirs, On December 31st 2003 while navigating the Florida Keys, I discovered that due to the boat builder’s improper installation of the water cooling system, your dripless seals were forced to operate at high speed and for an extended period of time without...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Hi Dennis and thank you. Here is an update on my Tides Marine dripless shaft seal. So 18 years and 10,000 engine hours ago I got my first Tides Shaft seal. We are on our second one now, and I noticed for the first time that there was a little leak, a little salt on...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
My name is Bruce K. McGowen. I’ve been a commercial lobster man for 36 years,fishing off the coast of Maine. My fishing vessel the Bonnie Lee is a fiberglass 35’ Duffy Hull, powered by a 250hp Cummins diesel. My gear is a 2.5 x 1 turning 1 3/4 stainless steel shaft...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Dear Tides Marine, I am a commercial fisherman running a 29-foot-boat daily out of Fort Lauderdale. Six years ago when I had the boat built, I had installed one of your Tides dripless Shaft Seals recommended by your dealer Frank and Jimmy’s Prop Shop. For the...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Dear JT, After speaking with you at the Miami Boat Show I have decided to put into writing my experience with the Tides Marine Shaft Seal. I purchased this boat brand new in 2000, 42 Ft twin Cummins. Upon taking delivery I cruised from Ft. Walton Beach to Miami and...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Tides Marine, Thank you for donating the SailTrack system for “Ithaka,” our new Swan 441. Ithaka is the flagship of the Washington Yacht Club. Getting the mast usable for sailing was the key obstacle in getting this boat usable for our students and members. Your...
by Diana Telan | Oct 25, 2021 | Testimonials
Dear Dennis, You will recall that we had correspondence last year with respect to a Strong Shaft Seal that refused to seal completely. You sent me a new unit, which I was unable to install until this spring. I wrote to you on May 13th that I had installed the seal and...