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Old school tricks.
I watch a YouTube channel Sailing Britican. On one of the episodes the owner said that he learned from an “older sailor “ that egg whites painted on the prop and shaft kept it clean. Got me thinking . What other old salt tricks are out there. By the way dose that egg whites work.
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Easily hundreds of threads that I have read off of this site I must have seen at least a few off label uses for things. I’m surprised it hasn’t been made a permanent item or list somewhere here. As for the zinc oxide thing I’ll take it. I was looking for marine uses but I guess it goes both ways. I understand that if you get a bad scratch or cut you can smear axel grease on it to prevent airrobic bacteria to infect it until you can get it properly cleaned.
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While I realize it sounds morbid, egg whites on my prop have been very effective at keeping chickens from accumulating on the prop. Also repel elephants and llamas; haven’t had to scrape those off in years. In fact they repel all mammalian prop growth entirely.
Rustoleum zinc paint, about $8/can at Home Depot, has been moderately effective at reducing propeller barnacles over two seasons in Long Island Sound growth conditions. Not a miracle, but the paint is certainly more tenacious than regular bottom paint. Diaper cream (Desitin): tried that when my kids were in diapers. Gone in 60 seconds. |
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If you remove a screw from fiberglass and try to put a new screw into the same hole most of the time the threads will not bite.
If you fill the hole first with some sort of super glue* then twist the screw into the hole it will hold after the glue cures. I wouldn't trust my life on this sort of repair but it does work. *I use Loctite super glue. As I recall it dries somewhat flexible TRUE GRIT |
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Here's one that my late father taught me that helps avoid cross-threading screws.
When restarting a screw into an already threaded hole, apply very gentle pressure and turn the screw backwards slowly. As the screw passes the entrance to the thread, there will be a slight click or thump as the screw drops down. At that point, start turning clockwise. This works with machine screws, sheet-metal screws and wood screws, in metal, wood, plastic, and fiberglass. I find it particularly useful with plastic, where its very easy to accidently cut new threads every time you reinsert the screw, which quickly strips out the hole. Enjoy!
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