Can anyone suggest suppliers for the dripless? Are their different manufacturers? If so who is best quality? thanks.

FYI most of the "newer" J30's I have looked at have 1" shafts while "older" hulls had 3/4". I know some of the older boats have upgraded to 1".

(Of course new and old take on different meanings when "new" is at least 21 years ago and "old" is 28 years ago.)

Seems like 1" is the way to go if you are inclined to replace the shaft. I suppose strength and less vibration are some reasons for this.