Re: Oh man. HUGE mess with oil filter.
Just a point for future reference, if when you go to change it again, u find it to be extra tight again. call the same mechanic so u dont burn the boat down LOL, but when u get it off, take off the mounting base and cary it to a machine shop, along with a new filter. let them check the threads on the flange and se if they are actually cut out of spec.
only time i ever had a tight filter before was on a brand new base, and when i lined my thread gauge against the thread it was out a couple thousands of an inch. They will be able to fix it if this is the case and prevent any future risk of boat bond fires.
But take my warning, boats are like that, things go wrong for all the wrong reasons and always at the wrong time.
No Fuss
