No not bellybutton. I'm asking about the plug in your boat. My previous boats I've installed the plug from the inside and I currently have it in that way in my Xpress, but I like to pull the plug after each fishing trip and it's a pain in the neck (literally) to take this plug out. There isn't enough room in the bilge well for the float I looked at, so I had to wire the bilge to be on or off. I ALWAYS have some water in the boat, either from pulling back on the throttle too fast, or from some other various reason.

I've never run a plug installed from the outside. I've always liked the idea that, worse case scenario, I could pull the plug on plane and drain the boat if we got swamped. That would be a tough trick in this boat.

I have a good T handled brass plug, are the safe to run on the outside? I've been concerned that something might snag it and pull it out.