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11.05.2021 13:51:57
Re: Install drain in Aluminum boat
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Re: Install drain in Aluminum boat
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Simple. go to Boaters World or West and buy the little plastic flush mount fitting and screw in plug kit. need a hole saw and a couple tiny holes and STAINLESS STEEL screws and a good wallop of sealent, slap it in, and go. Have the plug screw in from inside the boat. Just did my neighbors 12' Alum boat
Simple. go to Boaters World or West and buy the little plastic flush mount fitting and screw in plug kit. need a hole saw and a couple tiny holes and STAINLESS STEEL screws and a good wallop of sealent, slap it in, and go. Have the plug screw in from inside the boat. Just did my neighbors 12' Alum boat
I owned a 14 footer for ten years, always on the outside. Made it a habit when I was pulling the boat from the water to pull the plug and leave it in the splash tray - next time at the launch, you can get to it and easily see if it's in or out. I guess it's personal preference. Heck, I leave it on the outside of my 17 and my 19 footers. Way easier to get to and you can easily see it's either there or not. Never had a problem yet - always keep a spare in the boat in case I do.
The Lund resort boats we have where we go up north have them installed from the inside too. I like to run the rain water out of them by yanking the plug and buzzing a few laps around the lake- never fails, I always forget to put it back in when docking again. idiot. [links]
If it's the screw-in type, that has to go in from the outside, obviously.
When I started boating I was always afraid of this hole below the water line but these plugs hold surprisingly well. These screws in the transom don't hold the best and if the fitting isn't inserted with 5200 it is quite easy to break them lose after some time of use.
the fixture should be installed ex factory with some type of goo (don't know what type) unless they forgot it. They usually do a good job and don't smear it around. Mine failed recently (after 17 years!) and I had to take the screws out, remove it and then re-seat with 3M 5200. That doesn't leak again for a long time.
it all depends how strong you are :90.gif . My admirals hand tight wouldn't make it, mine does. She needs a wrench to get it out again if I installed it. here
Give it a good snug pull with a adjustable wrench. If you are really pulling on it, ask yourself do you think you can remove it. If the answer is no then you have it too tight. more
Drain plugs are a necessity in almost every type of boat with a motor or sail, from pocket cruisers or personal watercraft (PWC). Because of my bad habit to forget to screw in that small and easy-to-lose plug enough times to ban me from all launch ramps, I’d noted the self-drainer in some PWCs, a simple tube with a one-way check ball. It appeared to be an easy and reliable method to drain the small bilge and prevent lake water from entering back into the vessel. I decided to look into that same idea to install on our project boat.
If you’re one of those guys who has launched his boat and remembered 100 percent of the time to install the transom drain plug before you slide it off the trailer, stop here and go onto another article. However, if you’re like me and sometimes notice after a launch that the stern is sitting a bit low in the water — followed by the thought “Oh no, did I forget again?!” — then this will be your special DIY project.
It works with a small floating ball trapped in a larger cage of clear plastic. The outer clear case is easy to remove for any necessary elimination of fine particles that could prevent a tight fit of the ball against a soft water seal. The clear outer case is locked into position with a small stainless-steel safety screw. here