Drain plug coming out

[massboater]

my other boats had a threaded plug in them this boat doesnt, so i have a plug with a turn key that I got at wal mart and you put it in and turn the key. I guess the pressure keeps it on.Has anyone ever had any of these fall out or is it not a worry.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Drain plug coming out

if you are talking about the lever type you fold over, they are adjustable, hold one end and turn the other. spreads the rubber. if it's the type with the t handle, you just turn the T to tighen in the drain hole. the T type are usually installed from outside.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Drain plug coming out

I've never had one fall out. I've left one out a couple of times, though.

Consider using one of the plugs with the lever action, though, if it's going inside the hull. They're a lot easier to use. But the ones you describe work just fine.

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Drain plug coming out

Never heard of one coming out underway; heard of lots of them never making it in before getting in the water though!​

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Drain plug coming out

i've had one come out years ago, that's when i learned the are adjustable. also it was at that time in life when i really didn't pay a lot of attention, more money than sense, so if it got screwed up i just replaced it. then the kids came along. no retired having to fix up old stuff. but i love it.

 

[Steelheader99]

Re: Drain plug coming out

This was discussed on another forum I visit. There was a member that had this happen to him while he was on the lake. He guessed that one of the kids accidentally knocked it off when getting back in the boat. Luckily for him he had a spare in his boat and jumped in to put it back in. He said it was an ordeal, because he had used the rubber one for his primary and the threaded brass one as his spare. So, he had to make sure he didn't drop the plug when trying to thread it into the transom, while holding his breath long enough to get it in.

Moral of the story: He should have used his threaded one as the primary and have the rubber one as a back up. The brass one is much harder to knock/fall out and the rubber one would be alot easier/quicker to install under those circumstances. I have a spare brass plug and rubber plug in my glove box, for such case emergencies.