bobk
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- 48' MOTOR YACHT-Series I (1981 - 1984)
I'm posting this to hopefully save some else from the hazard I was unaware of.
My Galley Maid windlass has an aftermarket 'down' thrust bearing. It must be lubricated with white spray grease a couple of times a year and a small diameter copper tube was installed for the purpose. Yesterday I was spraying in the grease as Gayle was running the foot switch to exercise the gears when I had a flash fire. It turned out the propellant for the grease was highly flammable and the motor was not explosion proof. The fire lasted only a moment and no damage was done except for a few burned hairs on my hand. As they say, read the directions. Be safe.
Bobk
My Galley Maid windlass has an aftermarket 'down' thrust bearing. It must be lubricated with white spray grease a couple of times a year and a small diameter copper tube was installed for the purpose. Yesterday I was spraying in the grease as Gayle was running the foot switch to exercise the gears when I had a flash fire. It turned out the propellant for the grease was highly flammable and the motor was not explosion proof. The fire lasted only a moment and no damage was done except for a few burned hairs on my hand. As they say, read the directions. Be safe.
Bobk
