Drain plug

[terrywilson88]

I just bought my first boat and I'm having water go through the drain plug. The boat is a 16' open bow fiberglass. I cleaned and sanded the brass fitting were the plug goes and bought new plugs. The type you stick in and twist until it gets hard from the out side of the boat. Is it ok to put the plug in from the inside of the boat so I can stick a nut on the end of the plug and make it harder?

 

[boat1010]

Re: Drain plug

Welcome to iboats. I can not see any reason why you can't go from the inside. Most boats it is imposable to do that. You might look into changing the whole drain plug out and out in a screw in type.

 

[Rocky_Road]

Re: Drain plug

I just bought my first boat and I'm having water go through the drain plug. The boat is a 16' open bow fiberglass. I cleaned and sanded the brass fitting were the plug goes and bought new plugs. The type you stick in and twist until it gets hard from the out side of the boat. Is it ok to put the plug in from the inside of the boat so I can stick a nut on the end of the plug and make it harder?

Are you certain that you are using the right style of plug?

You mentioned that you cleaned the fitting...did you notice if it was threaded, internally? The reason that I ask this, is because there isn't much area to clean on any fitting, other than a garboard fitting.

Picture of a garboard fitting...and correct plug:

http://www.iboats.com/Garboard_Drai...2668634--**********.711322632--view_id.470216

 

[dingbat]

Re: Drain plug

The plug is a NPT fitting which means that the plug (threads) are tapered from one end to the other. You can not install the plug backwards. It physically would not fit in the hole.

 

[terrywilson88]

Re: Drain plug

The hole for the plug is a round tube type and is smooth on the inside. I think it's bonded or glued in, not sure how to remove it so I can install the threaded type.

 

[109jb]

Re: Drain plug

Yes you can install the rubber expanding plug in from the inside. I personally wouldn't though. I've been putting those rubber expanding plugs in from the outside for 30 years on first my Dad's boats and then my own and never had one come out on its own. As a matter of fact, I am planning on removing the screw in plug and fitting on my current boat and installing a fitting for a rubber plug. My preference.