On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 12:42:53PM -0700, Al Thomason wrote:
> Soap will attract moisture, and hence promote rot. Soap is a land-based
> carpenters trick and works well there, but on a boat not such a good idea.
In theory, yes. In practice? We're talking about an essentially
invisible coating of soap on a screw... somewhere between a milligram
and a microgram total. The amount of water it would attract is less than
the amount that you'll exhale onto that screw while driving it.
I've used soap, WD-40, and a number of other things I've forgotten -
probably wax at some point, since I have it for zipper lube. *Any* kind
of lube will do; the point is to use some in this situation. The type
doesn't really matter.
Ben
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