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On Apr 1, 3:52?pm, "JimH" wrote:
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Hi all,

I have an old 14' Alumacraft boat. The boat does not have a water
drain plug so if I leave it on the trailer it fills up with
water.
What I would like to do is add a drain plug to it. Has anyone
here
ever done that?

Thanks,

Dave

I have not installed one before but it is an easy $13 fix.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tempo...eiver-Kit_W0QQ...

http://tinyurl.com/2x9goh

What sort of screws would you recommend, Jim?

Actually I would think the installations calls for the use of nuts and
bolts, not screws.

1. Stainless nuts and bolts. The bolt holes in the hull would be
oversized
so the bolts do not touch the hull. I would also use plastic sleeves
to
encase the bolts, ensuring no contact with the aluminum.

or

2. Aluminum nuts/bolts. I would then use JB Weld to reinforce the
outside
edges of the plug frame, both inside and outside the boat.

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Jim, what would be wrong about using simple, easy to find aluminum
rivets?

They can't be tightened when necessary. And, to make them watertight,
they'd
need as much fiddling with as nuts & bolts, so he may as well just use
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It's easier to use and find aluminum rivets than aluminum bolts, nuts
and washers. It's also easy to to wring off an aluminum bolt.


Should SS hardware be OK, if the boat's only used in fresh water? The ones I
used to attach my depth finder's sender show no signs of corrosion at all,
or any adverse interaction with the aluminum hull.