TOPIC: Installing a drain

Installing a drain 11 years 8 months ago #76781

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I am doing some work on a friends non-classic aluminum boat (fixing a couple of holes in a 14 ft boat for the kids to play with in a pond). It doesn't have a drain plug and was wondering if it would be a good oidea to install one. I have a couple of fittings and plugs that came off some small sailboats that would work. Any tricks to installing on aluminum?

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Re:Installing a drain 11 years 8 months ago #76796

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I'm thinking, if it's for kids boating in a pond, I wouldn't install one. Kids are amazing for curiosity, and pulling the plug when not planed out could lead to a boatful of water. Heck, teach them to drag it up on shore and flip it over to drain it at the end of the voyage. Now there's a challenge for you.

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Re:Installing a drain 11 years 8 months ago #76800

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Re:Installing a drain 11 years 6 months ago #78421

Kentuckydiesel Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 26 Thank you received: 0	vuyosevich wrote: or they could drown.. Proof of Darwin's theory. :/ Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Installing a drain 11 years 6 months ago #78423

thetudor Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	No problem. They're not my kids Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Installing a drain 11 years 6 months ago #79043

Paul Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 418 Karma: 4 Thank you received: 7	I just bought a live well bulkhead fitting at Bass Pro and drilled a hole and threaded it together sandwiching the transom. Seems to work just fine. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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