Which Loctite? - Saildrive prop

[emsworthy]

Help!

Boat's due in the water on Friday and I've just remembered I should have put some Loctite on the long retaining bolt in the centre of the shaft holding the cone/prop on my saildrive.

The last I remember there was only one sort of Loctite thread sealant, now it seems there are about half a dozen! Can anyone please advise as to which one I need? I have the two piece anode and can therefore replace it without taking the prop off next year, but I guess I may need to be able to get the prop off at some point in the future. If this affects the choice.

All help as always gratefully received.

Tim

 

[AIDY]

I use loctite threadlocker 242 it's in a red bottle and is a blue liquid.

 

[PeterGibbs]

Help!

Boat's due in the water on Friday and I've just remembered I should have put some Loctite on the long retaining bolt in the centre of the shaft holding the cone/prop on my saildrive.

The last I remember there was only one sort of Loctite thread sealant, now it seems there are about half a dozen! Can anyone please advise as to which one I need? I have the two piece anode and can therefore replace it without taking the prop off next year, but I guess I may need to be able to get the prop off at some point in the future. If this affects the choice.

All help as always gratefully received.

Tim

I use thread sealant on my 120 leg, but it's not strictly necessary. Halfords sell a thread locker that's just the job.

PWG

 

[richardbrennan]

You need one that's designed for underwater use, not all are. I still have the Volvo stuff that came with my prop but I am sure it's just rebadged from elsewhere with the usual Volvo mark up! However, I can confirm that it's blue.

 

[emsworthy]

Thanks all.

I think I'll just slap on some of the 242 and hope. If my prop falls off I'll let you know!!