I love teflon tape

Thanks everyone for replying to my last post about how to fix my rudder. The repairs have been completed and I'm pretty confident that its going to be quite solid now. I went to a longer and larger screw (1/4" x 2") and wrapped it with carbon uni and tapped it firmly into the hole. I did have some fear about epoxying this huge bolt into my rudder and just praying my release agent would work. I was also a bit concerned about making it so tight that it would be a huge pain to get it in and out again. Enter my trusty roll of teflon plumbers tape. One thin tight wrap of teflon tape around the bolt over the release agent and I was pretty certain the screw would come out relatively easily. I did take some time to force the tape tightly into the threads of the bolt and then wrapped it with carbon. The bolt was still quite snug unscrewing, but it came out smoothly and the threads look really good on the inside. I also use teflon tape on all of my screw connections and linkages for the wand connections. It just makes everything tighter and more solid while also ensuring that you'll be able to take it apart again. Its good stuff, you should have some in your toolbox too.