Kukri
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Regular grease gun filled with what?
Silly question- “How to grease a Maxprop…?”
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Goldie
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You might find some suggestions here:
MaxProp grease
The easy option of course is the stuff from Darglow (I’m still using their stuff that came with the boat) but I’m sure there are more cost effective options.
MaxProp grease
The easy option of course is the stuff from Darglow (I’m still using their stuff that came with the boat) but I’m sure there are more cost effective options.
Poecheng
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If you cut and paste the Darglow spiel about their grease, and stick it in Google, you find the main factor for it but the price difference is not so great as to worry and Darglow are very good people.
Poecheng
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If you are in a hurry, I have (at SYH) the gun, the grease and the M6 nipple which I believe works on the Maxprop but is for a Featherstream. Just checking Darglow's website and the nipple seems to be the same thing. You are welcome to this.
If you put your boat 90 degrees to the pontoon at Woolverstone, you can probably step off your bow onto mine in SYH
If you put your boat 90 degrees to the pontoon at Woolverstone, you can probably step off your bow onto mine in SYH
ithet
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I use a regular cartridge grease gun. I had been using the Darglow supplied grease but this year I tried the parts4engines grease. It is a little thicker but the prop operates fine with it.
MPM Propeller Shaft Grease
MPM Propeller Shaft Grease
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dolabriform
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If you put your boat 90 degrees to the pontoon at Woolverstone, you can probably step off your bow onto mine in SYH
Lightwave395
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I bought four cartridges of the same spec grease as the one sold by Darglow for less than one of theirs, still got 3 and it's working perfectly. As usual, the 'special marine propller grease' label increases the price ridiculously.
Can't find the spec for the moment, I recall it centered around the 'NLGI' number
More info here: NLGI Grease Consistency, Classifications and Applications - ÖleZol
Can't find the spec for the moment, I recall it centered around the 'NLGI' number
More info here: NLGI Grease Consistency, Classifications and Applications - ÖleZol
Kukri
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If you are in a hurry, I have (at SYH) the gun, the grease and the M6 nipple which I believe works on the Maxprop but is for a Featherstream. Just checking Darglow's website and the nipple seems to be the same thing. You are welcome to this.
If you put your boat 90 degrees to the pontoon at Woolverstone, you can probably step off your bow onto mine in SYH
Like most boats she gets bigger at fitting out time and smaller at sea. We have the accommodation of a modern 38 footer.
Thank you for your very kind offer. I’m not in a hurry as we are staying ashore for this season whilst I do various odd jobs. I’ve phoned Darglow, who do indeed say it’s the same, and ordered the grease and the nipple. Thanks!
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Talulah
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Just for completeness Darglow sell two types of grease. There’s the usual lime green grease and then there’s a slightly thicker grease for older Maxprops with a bit of play.
Kukri
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Prop was in bits three years ago to replace the cutless bearing and the yard said it was showing almost no wear, so regular for now!
Resolution
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There is something almost obscenely pleasurable in pumping away at the grease gun until the old grease gets forced out of the various joints. Wonderful bit of kit, the Maxprop.
Old Harry
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michael_w
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If you lose the nipple (!) 6mm ones are available for pennies from any bearing supplier.
Norman_E
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Stainless ones are a bit dearer, but you could leave them in place and on a lot of boats you could grease the prop with the boat in the water. Sadly on my boat the prop was well forward and I could not reach it.
ithet
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If you leave one in place in the rear hole on a MaxProp the blade would hit it in use.
Norman_E
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You are right. I never tried it because on the Jeanneau 452 the prop was too far to reach. I had some low profile stainless ones that I fitted to the gooseneck and elsewhere and only gave up the idea of trying them on the prop because I am not a strong enough swimmer to get down there.
Kukri
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Yesterday at 13.00 I phoned Darglow. Today at 13.13 the grease and the Zerk arrived.
I think I’ll be using them again!
I think I’ll be using them again!
roaringgirl
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I just use whatever grease I have in the workshop. Does that make me a bad person?
Old Harry
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roaringgirl
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Have you just got yourself a new phone by any chance?