Tides Marine Lip Seals

The outer shell of a Tides lip seal is made of an Aramid fiber composite, integrally molded to a rubber hinge with a nitrile edge. A 316-stainless steel garter spring distributes loads evenly over the propeller shaft or rudder stock.

The lip seal works with a small contact area on the liner, which in turn wraps around the shaft. The seal works by a hydrodynamic lubricating film between the lip seal and its counter surface.

A lip seal is a sealing device for marine stern tubes that prevents lubricant from escaping into the environment while preventing seawater from entering the stern tube.

Founded in 1991, and headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL USA, Tides Marine is used by more US pleasure boat builders than any other. With a fully-functional, ISO certified machine shop, Tides Marine is able to customize parts to whatever your specifications may be. Tides Marine designs and manufactures to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) standards and is a member of the ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council).