Blake's Seacock grease and Darglow grease?

[xeitosaphil]

Following on from yesterday's post on moving and fitting a Blake's Seacock, I am going to service this new to me, S/H Blake's before final fitting.
Does anybody know the NGLI Classification for Blake's Seacock grease please?
The reason I ask is, I have a grease gun already set up with grease for a Darglow Featherstream prop which is NGLI 1 grade of grease and wondered if it might be the same as Blake's, and therefore suitable to use?

As ever thanks for any input
Philip

 

[RichardS]

I'm sure that someone will be along shortly with a technical answer but there will be very little differentiation between prop grease and seacock grease. Regular servicing with any grease is far more important than which grease is actually used.

Richard

 

[Caer Urfa]

I am not sure whats in it but do it right and use the blakes green grease, yes usually more expensive but excellent product usually lasted me 2 years in between servicing the heads sea cocks

 

[Graham376]

I am not sure whats in it but do it right and use the blakes green grease, yes usually more expensive but excellent product usually lasted me 2 years in between servicing the heads sea cocks

The Featherstream grease is also green and expensive. I've been wondering whether Ramonol would be OK.

 

[penfold]

I think the Blake's stuff is thicker but practically it won't make a blind bit of difference.

 

[andygc]

I, too, have a grease gun already set up with grease for a Darglow Featherstream prop and I have no hesitation in using it on my Blake's seacock and the bottom bearing of my aged Whitlock Cobra steering pedestal.

 

[Gary Fox]

I inherited a pot of the genuine, fancy Blakes grease, it still dried up though. Not worth paying extra for!

 

[xeitosaphil]

As well as the Darglow grease, I have a pot of green grease supplied to me some years ago by a local marine engineer for use on a stern tubes. it comes in a white tin, like Blake's, but unfortunately it doesn't have a label. It does have a antiseptics smell to it though, does Blake have a smell at all?

I could use that I suppose but then it would mean buying another grease gun to put it in?

 

[Slowboat35]

Strange co-incdence!

I've just today learned about NGLI 1 grease for my Featherstream (the fitter of the new engine & prop wasn't kind enough to pass it on...) and am finding it hard to obtain.

Anyone able to advise a source for a waterproof/marine version of that spec that competes with Darglow's rather adventurous price?

 

[Channel Sailor]

I use Blake’s seacock grease in my feather stream prop In a yacht auxiliary. Have done so for 5 years. It does not appear to wash out after 6 or even 12 months.

 

[xeitosaphil]

Does your Blake's Seacock grease seem to have any smell to it. I asked the question before, in post No 8

 

[penfold]

I use Blake’s seacock grease in my feather stream prop In a yacht auxiliary. Have done so for 5 years. It does not appear to wash out after 6 or even 12 months.

I'd have thought the blake's stuff was a bit thick for feathering props but if you haven't encountered any problems then it can't be that critical.

Strange co-incdence!

I've just today learned about NGLI 1 grease for my Featherstream (the fitter of the new engine & prop wasn't kind enough to pass it on...) and am finding it hard to obtain.

Anyone able to advise a source for a waterproof/marine version of that spec that competes with Darglow's rather adventurous price?

I'd try Rocol Sapphire 1 or perhaps SKF LMCG1, but they aren't necessarily the same as the Darglow, just the same thickness: perhaps phone Darglow up, claim to be somewhere remote and ask for equivalents?