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Good suggestion, though not needed in my case. There is in fact a collar welded onto the davit pole which overlaps the top of the bottom sleeve by a few inches, for this very purpose. It's possible at extreme high tides in windy conditions that a little water could find its way up into the small...

Simple enough. About 2/3 of the ground sleeve base is below grade embedded in concrete; the other 1/3 is above ground exposed to sunlight. I'm thinking of using Lubrimatic Marine Grease (calcium sulfonate complex thickener), unless someone has a better suggestion. Thanks for the advice.

I'm installing a pipe davit behind a concrete seawall and am trying to decide what sort of grease to use. It is custom built so there are no manufacturer recommendations to reference. (The machine shop has made many similar systems, but didn't provide much guidance.) The davit is constructed of...