Reply To: Anodes on Evinrude 18 hp 1960

[salnaes]

Wow. This was quite a lecture. I’m impressed. I had to get help from Google Translate to dive into this text. English is not my first language (I’m Norwegian).

But Ole Evinrud’s father and mother emigrated to the promised land from Norway, and his mother was from a homestead called Evenrudstuen, which was connected to the main yard called Evenrud. Those places are about 3 hours drive from my place.

So when I was to choose an outboard for my old boat from 1965 I did not have the slightest doubt about what brand I should look for. Then I found this 18HP Fastwin from 1960 by a collector, and then I was sold. I grew up with my uncle’s 1959 35HP Evinrude so my old love came alive again when I met the eighteen horse.

Could I ask you guys another tech question? I watched Brandon’s Garage videos on YouTube where he was rebuilding a 15hp Johnson. When assembling the crankcase he used two different sealers on the 10 crankcase cover bolt threads. On the two center unbrako bolts he use Permatex Form-A-Gasket Aviation 3 on the threads. On the remaining 8 sidebolts he used Loctite Anti-Seize on the threads. I just wonder what is the reason to choose different sealers here? I mean, Loctite Anti Seize can withstand very high temperatures, so why not use Loctite on all the bolts?  Any thoughts?