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But will you be looking if the drain plug comes out at 2am and suddenly the only thing keeping the boat afloat is the bilge pump and the battery? Still seems l
by Johnny555 6y ago
But will you be looking if the drain plug comes out at 2am and suddenly the only thing keeping the boat afloat is the bilge pump and the battery?
Still seems like a good idea to have monitoring even if you can see the boat.
- jessaustin 5y agoCan a drain plug "come out" without human intervention? If someone wants to sink my boat, they might want to trash the monitor first...
- Johnny555 5y agoI'm not a boat person, so I have no first hand experience other than seeing a picture from a friend whose boat was half under water because the drain plug had corroded away. He blamed it on galvanic corrosion from the boat being plugged into shore power with depleted anodes. A quick google search shows that corroded drain plugs do happen from time to time. And the drain plug is just one of the through-hull fittings that can leak. Came across this quote: To quote BoatUS Insurance, “for every one boat that sinks underway, four sink at the dock” and “failed thru-hull fittings account for 50% of all sunken boats at the dock.
- jessaustin 5y agoI never did understand why some sailboats have so many holes in the hull. This one for a drain, this one for an old-fashioned "paddle wheel" speedometer, this one for "inspection", good grief. A single drain hole through the transom makes sense for a planing hull that is regularly trailered or lifted, but not for anything with a massive lead keel. Before setting up a complicated monitoring system, boat owners should buy some plastic plugs for $10 per. That should really be a requirement on insurance contracts...
- odonnellryan 5y agoTotally. Many boats have too many thruhulls. I have: - Galley sink drain - Galley sink raw water in - 3x transducers (came with boat, kept them where they are, definitely a liability) - Water intake Too many for my liking. I think I could get rid of the speedo and one transducer and live a little more comfortably... maybe next year.
- jessaustin 5y agoWhat's the best way to get rid of the holes? Fiberglass and epoxy? Or is there a more convenient product that creates a semi-permanent seal?
- odonnellryan 5y agoWell no drain plug, but there's always the possibility of losing a thruhull, having the dripless seal fail, or something. But it really isn't any different than the slip, and we've been on there every prior season.