Question please

[MikDee]

Re: Question please

Ages ago, My first boating experiece with this, was a 16' Thompson lapstrake runabout with a 30hp evinrude. The "plug" was a spring loaded device with a T-handle that was built in the bottom near the transom, you could pull it up, with a twist, and lock it, or release to spring down, and close. Great idea for getting water out on plane (especially with leaky boats like I had),,, But, ocassionally, if you got distracted, a bit of cold water splashing your feet when you came off plane reminded you the drain **** was still open

 

[Caveman Charlie]

Re: Question please

Ages ago, My first boating experiece with this, was a 16' Thompson lapstrake runabout with a 30hp evinrude. The "plug" was a spring loaded device with a T-handle that was built in the bottom near the transom, you could pull it up, with a twist, and lock it, or release to spring down, and close. Great idea for getting water out on plane (especially with leaky boats like I had),,, But, ocassionally, if you got distracted, a bit of cold water splashing your feet when you came off plane reminded you the drain **** was still open

Hum.... Come to think of it why do they all have a plug. Why not a simple spit **** to let the water out. Like the bottom of your car radiator. Maybe somebody should invent a plug with a valve in it you could open to leave the water out without needing to remove the plug.

Second crazy idea. How about a plug that senses water pressure and only opens when there is no pressure. Like when on plane or out of the water?? Could be done. Would need some sort of diaphragm, a spring, and a back up always closed position if something went wrong.

If anybody sells this cut me in or I'll sue.

 

[37pro]

Re: Question please

There are several automatic garboard plugs on the market already. One uses a ball another uses a flapper like a scupper. Try a google search you will find them. Good luck, Eric

 

[steelespike]

Re: Question please

Ages ago, My first boating experiece with this, was a 16' Thompson lapstrake runabout with a 30hp evinrude. The "plug" was a spring loaded device with a T-handle that was built in the bottom near the transom, you could pull it up, with a twist, and lock it, or release to spring down, and close. Great idea for getting water out on plane (especially with leaky boats like I had),,, But, ocassionally, if you got distracted, a bit of cold water splashing your feet when you came off plane reminded you the drain **** was still open

When I was a teenager we had a plug like that on our ChrisCraft kit boat.
We had to use it a lot.Many times I would forget it and hours later I would find the boat up to the gunwales hanging by the lines.We had a big old fashioned hand pump made out of a gutter down spout and a big wooden handle about 20 minutes of furious pumping and water would be low enough
to try the plug.I would get the boat going at a fast no wake speed get on the front deck so water would flow forward then I would rush to the stern and open the throttle then back to the deck to help it plane then back to the stern and open the drain.When you,re young and stupid you do some crazy things.

 

[mickjetblue]

Don't want to lose it...

Don't want to lose it...

I put it in from the inside, and I have a piece of flexible wire to
keep it attached to the transom. The wire works like a safety
chain to make sure the plug doesn't get lost, or somehow go overboard.