How to fix drain plug

[dan1979]

Boaters,

I took my boat out this past weekend and have a decent link from the drain plug. I tried a couple different plugs to make sure it wasn't the actual plug causing the leak, turns out it wasn't.

I got to looking closer around the drain plug and realized this is the problem. Looks like there are loose ends in there. Does anyone have any advise on how to repair this area? Can I buy a new female end for the drain plug and then seal it? Are there kits for this?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: How to fix drain plug

picture would help.

 

[gcboat]

Re: How to fix drain plug

If you are able to remove the plug without doing any more damage then do so. You'll need to rebed it with some 3M 5200 compound.
It is going to cost you a week or so for the agent to cure correctly.
Lay the stuff in there pretty good and thick. Give it a few hours to set up and then carefully take a razor blade to remove the excess. You don't want to remove anymore then necessary - just make it look decent.
Or, wet your finger after the application and try to smooth it out the best you can. I'd rather have not pretty and no leaks than the other way around.

 

[AguaSki]

Re: How to fix drain plug

Last summer I noticed that I had a leak around my drain tube. The tube is flared on the exterior and interior of the transom. I took a flat blade screw driver and from the outside of the boat bent the flare inside the tube. Once the flare was bent inwards, I used a hammer and the screw driver to push the old drain tube into the bilge. I was amazed at how easy this was, and it was obvious that a new drain tube with fresh 3M 5200 was needed. Since I had a leak, my first concern was with transom rot. After poking around I determined the transom was still in good shape, but I put a small fan in front of the hole for a couple days to make sure everything was good and dry. Next I cut the drain tube to the proper length and then dry fitted the tube. I used a lot of 5200 when installing the new tube, and I kept acetone handy to clean up the excess that squirted out. I let the 5200 cure a couple days, and then I used a socket extension and hammer to flare the outside of the tube to be flush with the exterior gel coat. Now I have a nice water tight drain tube. The total working time for this repair was about 30 minutes, but the drying and curing time required a full week to complete the job.

 

[dan1979]

Re: How to fix drain plug

Thank you everyone for your replies, good stuff here. Can I buy a replacement drain tube?

 

[Nandy]

Re: How to fix drain plug

I boats has the drain tubes. Regular 3m 5200 takes from 7 to 14 days to cure. Look for the 3M 5200 Fast Cure, this one takes 1 hour to tack and 24 hours to fully cure. If I recall right I believe that is even faster than 3M 4200.