Da plug--inny or outy

You bet they should Marty!!! Otherwise.......



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This is what happens...

Charlie :shock:
 
dotnmarty":185mlt9j said:
Charlie, I can hear it now, an officer's worst nightmare ."Bridge, Engine room..." "Bridge aye...." Sir, where does this plug go?"
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Yeah, that's what happens when the put the plug on the inside!

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Joe.
 
Anyone wondered why small (relatively) boats with easily accessible bilges (for cleaning) have removable plugs where larger boats with unfathomable bilges do not ?

:twisted: Merv
 
Grumpy-

If I had to guess, I'd say it's because

1) a small boat when it's frequently out of the water
can easily be drained and cleaned out through a small hole

whereas

2) a large boat, infrequently out of the water, couldn't be cleaned out with a small hole anyway, and nobody wants a REALLY BIG drain hole in their boat. (e.g., 2-4 inches).

Just imagine those dude sailors down there in the bilge of the ocean liner above with the 8 foot plug trying to put it back in the drain hole!

Joe.
 
Joe,

OK. That leaves small boats that are left in the water where a small rubber plug is a liability and who anyway have to clean up the small amount of water etc. that does not go via the bilge pump. My point was that this is such a (relatively) small task anyway that why bother to fit a plug.
It seems you incur a certain degree of liability in exchange for a small amount of convenience.

By the way I am an "Innie" even though it is a PITA to move the coolers etc to get down there. I also carry two spares. One down in the pump well and another by the helm.

So far I have only "missed" once with the boat still on the trailer. The Admiral asked why the bilge pump ws so active !!!

:wink Merv
 
Sea Wolf":jr0fotzi said:
I always put it on the outside simply because, although it works either way, the outside is far easier and more convenient.

I'm too old and decrepit to want to punish myself by putting it in at the back of the bilge. Joe.
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When I am preparing "Sea Shift" for a cruise, I insert the plug from the inside while the vessel is still in the warmth of the shop. Obviously, it is not as easy getting down on my belly while inserting the plug, but then I figure the added excercise is what keeps me young and fit. (After all, I still have to crawl on my belly and climb ladders at work).
Additionally, I've always been leary of the chance of Lloyd Bridges swimming around my vessel during the hours of darkness while I am on the water.

Perhaps we should have a poll of how many folks who are "innies" have forgotten to secure the plug before launching and how many folks who are "outies" have forgotten to secure the plug before launching. The results would determine which is the best method.

(For the record......I've never launched without the plug in and have always been an "innie"). (Durn.....sure hope I didn't just jinx myself.... :disgust )

(Actually, just to answer the question, "Do you launch with the plug in?" or "Do you launch with the plug out?" should assist all owners with arriving at the correct and only true answer!) :wink
 
Hi Folks,

With all this "in" and "out", Da Nag conveyed a bit of important information I did not know.

!. That there are stainless steel plugs. I have been buying brass. Stainless cost about a buck more. Good deal.

2. Using "Aladdin Magic Lube". I can see other uses like the seals around our windows and other rubber things we might have on our boats.

Thank you Da Nag.

Fred
 
Outie on a C-Dory with the T-handle SS plug, and inny on a 16'
AL boat, flip up type. If you get lots of water in a small boat, you can
zip up to speed and pull the plug to drain the boat! Just try not to
lose it.

Mike
 
I am also an inny.

I heard a story of a jetskier going along a dock pulling plugs from boats. This may just be an attempt to add bad press for jetskiers but I don't want to take the chance.

I have pulled my plug at speed to let the large icechest drain. Takes two people though - one to drive and one to man the plug in case it needs to go back in quickly.

Steve
 
Hi Fred

I wish I'd had more chance to cruise with you New England guys - great bunch.

We need to tell you that here in Washington waters, swimmers are almost as rare as seamonsters. A few in dry suits, granted, but they don't tend towards mischief.

I tend to put my plug outside, because when on the inside, where I prefer, I seem to get some leakage. I like the idea of a spare on a string, nearby.

Dave
 
to all you guys with two of everything (two houses, two boats, two...)let it be known that from this day forth, I, MartyP, will have two plugs.
 
dotnmarty":3fabfbzb said:
to all you guys with two of everything (two houses, two boats, two...)let it be known that from this day forth, I, MartyP, will have two plugs.
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I got two kids and two dogs in the house. I also have two plugs - one in each ear!!

One of the previous owners of my boat for some reason decided to glue PVC to the drain thru hull with a PVC ball valve. It is very solid and dry, so I haven't messed with it. My drain is in a large below-deck fishbox-type of hatch, and there is an auto-bilge pump in it (2000 gph). My plan has always been to have the CD shop install a screwed fitting for the thru hull and use a taper threaded plug. I am still planning to get the hull work done this winter, but, well, the kids and Christmas might put that off another year. But they do love their G'pa!!

On my CD22, the snap lever plug was always outside, with a spare kept on board.
 
I am an inner and was going to be an outer, but after sleeping on it for a few days, have decided to stay an inner. I am use to it and if I change, I am afraid I will forget to insert the plug.
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Dave dlt.gif
 
Listen, If Cap'n Wazisname can have any color he wants, why cant I have red? OK,OK, no red for me. This must violate some OSHA reg or sumppin, no?!
 
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