DIY Drain Plugs for Vintage Boats

**DockShootinJack** · 06-22-2023, 11:53 AM

That will work

**SuperDave336** · 06-22-2023, 12:37 PM

Good job.

**BuckeyeCrappie** · 06-23-2023, 08:29 AM

Good idea…

**RobertFL** · 06-23-2023, 04:43 PM

Could you weld or braze a 3 inch long 5/16 inch bolt to top of bolt for a handle? that way you would not need the socket wrench.

**funbun** · 06-23-2023, 07:01 PM

Yup! That would be the perfect thing to do.

**speckfinder** · 06-25-2023, 06:36 AM

That collar is gonna cut a donut out of the rubber eventually.

**speckfinder** · 06-25-2023, 08:04 AM

If there is a convenient location on the transom I would permanently plug that and add something like this, stainless ones similar as well

https://www.amazon.com/SEACHOICE-Tra...07289223&psc=1

**funbun** · 06-25-2023, 08:24 AM

Thanks, yes, I have spares. It's really a tutorial for people with vintage boats who need an easy solution.

**speckfinder** · 06-25-2023, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by funbun

Thanks, yes, I have spares. It's really a tutorial for people with vintage boats who need an easy solution.

If you are set on that solution I would run a nut(s) on the bolt and then no worries about cutting the rubber.

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