Drain plug hole?

[Wurming67]

4 hours ago, MickD said:

What you saw may have been pieces of a deteriorated plug.  I had one crumble once.  You've got to answer the question Does the plug fit snugly?

Its not tight but not really loose either,I got a buddy coming by Saturday to take a look I'll post his findings thanks again for all great advice hopefully we can figure it out sat I really believe that that plastic piece I posted a pic of  was what was keeping that area securely tight we are gonna try it than take it from there

[MickD]

Expandable plug, right?  If you cannot get the expanded plug to fit tightly, so tightly that you cannot remove it without "unexpanding" it, then the sleeve is the wrong diameter or the plug is the wrong diametger.  

 

The nylon sleeve mentioned earlier takes a 5/8 inch plug.  The brass one takes a 1 "  ("standard" size) plug.  The two parts are not interchangeable.  

 

You may have a ! inch sleeve in your boat and are trying to use a 5/8 plug in it.  What is the ID of the sleeve in your boat?

 

[Wurming67]

It's one inch plug its the right size plug for that hole,gonna put the plug in and fill some water in boat and see where leak is coming from,my buddy thinks the tube needs to be swapped out,but I don't think it's gonna be easy getting that tube out on such an.old boat,any suggestions to removing the old tube?

[rboat]

Check your drain tube, it should be real smooth. If there is any bumps, corrosion, mineral deposits, or growth, the rubber plug will not give a good seal. Sometimes you can carefully polish it smooth with emery cloth, fine sandpaper, or even a dremel with a fine polishing type wheel. If it is in rough shape and you can't get it real smooth, it may need to be replaced.

[Wurming67]

On 6/27/2018 at 7:43 AM, TOXIC said:

On your picture, you can see to outer outline of where the plug housing used to be.  There's probably a thru hull insert that was epoxied in there at one time.  Mine is threaded and the plug unscrews from the housing which is screwed and sealed to the hull.  

 

 

When I drill that in the hull should i put some 5200 where I drill the holes to secure the screws better or is it not necessary?

[J Francho]

I'd use silicone.

[Wurming67]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

I'd use silicone.

For the holes?Or the housing to the hull?

[J Francho]

Housing to the hull. You may need to remove it someday. 

[Wurming67]

17 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Housing to the hull. You may need to remove it someday. 

Do you recommend certain brand and model?

[TOXIC]

I'd do a little research to see if converting your pressure "T" handle plug to a mounted one (like in my picture) is the way to go.  I just replaced mine and epoxied (5200 if I remember correctly) both the screw holes and the housing itself.  You just have to make sure any epoxy you use is rated for use "below the waterline"

[J Francho]

14 hours ago, Wurming67 said:

Do you recommend certain brand and model?

I'd ask a marine mechanic.  I just don't think it's a great idea to permanently mount it.  I'd want to be able to replace it easily should it break or fail.

[Wurming67]

I got my buddy coming by Sunday he's been working on boats a long time said he thinks it's the tube he's gonna help me replace that and the drain mount see if that straightens out the leak .Thank you very much for all the responses,I keep u posted 

[Wurming67]

Just wanted to update you guys had my buddy come by we took out the old tube put a new tube in ,also capped the livelwell drain cause I use Livewell for storage gonna let them both set and take boat out next weekend and see if that corrected the leak ,thanks again for all responses I'll post what happens next weekend.

[tav]

On ‎6‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 7:43 AM, TOXIC said:

On your picture, you can see to outer outline of where the plug housing used to be.  There's probably a thru hull insert that was epoxied in there at one time.  Mine is threaded and the plug unscrews from the housing which is screwed and sealed to the hull.  

 

had the same on my stratos......this one works good

 

On ‎6‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 7:43 AM, TOXIC said:

 

 

[Wurming67]

Update:We changed out the drain tube and realized I had a couple of small leaks in the hull so boat is at my buddy's house he's doing the fiberglass repairs on it for me.Glad I got a buddy that knows so much about boat repairs and maintenance plus he's making some money cheaper than a Marine shop, she's an old boat but still kicking

[looking45]

Does your boat have a live well? As others have said, if the plug fits snug, chances are it's not leaking. If you have a live well, your aerator could be cracked and water is seeping thru, or the tubing from the aerator to the well could be cracked.