edsblack81
Cadet
- Joined
- May 14, 2012
- Messages
- 14
Let me start off by saying this is my first time posting on iBoats but I have benefited from the collective knowledge here on numerous occasions.
I recently noticed that I had some water in my pontoon, so I opened the vent plugs on top to pump out the water. That is all done and I plan on getting a crack welded this week. However, all six of my vent plugs broke because they were cheap plastic. I can't figure out how to clear the threads out that are left in there to put in new plugs. Therefore, I was considering a different way of "sealing" the vent holes and wanted to get some input if the experts here thought it would work.
I will explain what I plan to do and include a diagram of how I propose to fix so that hopefully between the two, people will understand what I plan to do.
Where the vent plugs are, there is a round piece of aluminum that is welded onto the pontoon. I want to put a piece of vinyl tube over that and then tighten it down with a pipe clamp. Then on the other end of the vinyl tube, I would insert the proper sized PVC pipe plug and then also put a pipe clamp around that.
It seems to me that this would seal the vent holes and make it easy enough to open in the future if I would need to. Thoughts anyone?
I recently noticed that I had some water in my pontoon, so I opened the vent plugs on top to pump out the water. That is all done and I plan on getting a crack welded this week. However, all six of my vent plugs broke because they were cheap plastic. I can't figure out how to clear the threads out that are left in there to put in new plugs. Therefore, I was considering a different way of "sealing" the vent holes and wanted to get some input if the experts here thought it would work.
I will explain what I plan to do and include a diagram of how I propose to fix so that hopefully between the two, people will understand what I plan to do.
Where the vent plugs are, there is a round piece of aluminum that is welded onto the pontoon. I want to put a piece of vinyl tube over that and then tighten it down with a pipe clamp. Then on the other end of the vinyl tube, I would insert the proper sized PVC pipe plug and then also put a pipe clamp around that.
It seems to me that this would seal the vent holes and make it easy enough to open in the future if I would need to. Thoughts anyone?
