Transducer in hull fitting,rapeseed oil ok?

[Nicholas123]

That's it.It specifies castor oil but I ai'nt got none

 

[nimbusgb]

or cooking oil or olive oil or engine oil or silicon oil.

just about anything will do

 

[VicS]

That's it.It specifies castor oil but I ai'nt got none

Provided it does not "go off". Castor oil seems to last forever but I'm not sure if cooking oils in general do.

Castor oil is available in small bottles .. not as cheap but at under £2 for a small bottle not budget busting.

Any fluid that is not hazardous; does not attack the hull, the transducer or the mountng; does not evaporate, freeze, smell or deteriorate over time will be satisfactory

 

[[10753]]

Baby Oil seems to work ok and makes the locker smell more pleasant !

 

[Poignard]

Baby Oil seems to work ok and makes the locker smell more pleasant !

And you can use it to smarten up your mast and boom.

Castrol R engine oil contains castor oil (presumably that's where the name Castrol comes from) but I don't know in what proportion. Maybe you can scrounge some from a motorcycling mate.

 

[Blueboatman]

I have successfully used water in an open topped tube epoxied to the hull( really ).

Hence the annual and unfamiliar nautical expression, 'I'm just going to water the transducer'

 

[sealegsjim]

I stuck my transducer to the hull using a blob of silicone 2 years ago and it works perfectly

 

[Seajet]

Any oil will do; if keen, castor oil is sold in Boots the Chemist.

Don't say ' I'm going to use it on my bottom transducer ' though or you'll get a funny look.

 

[MarcJ]

I've stuck mine down with silicone - just make sure you don't get any air bubbles in the sealant......give it a jiggle!

 

[rivonia]

The thinner the oil the better. I would not use engine oil

Peter

 

[VicS]

The thinner the oil the better. I would not use engine oil

Peter

Why is thinner better ? Is castor oil thinner than engine oil ?

 

[l'escargot]

I wouldn't use olive oil, it forms solids at low temperatures.

 

[colvic987]

propylene glycol, is also an option.

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