"Scott Vernon" wrote in message

OH! That's what I forgot to get at the chandlery yesterday. The
wood plugs I had ( they came with the boat) were still in the original
plastic bag but they turned to mush.

Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Max

Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round
hole to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

The plugs have come in handy for me because they're easy to jam into a hose.
Sometimes you don't want to force a seacock, or they can be hard to reach.

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round
hole to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

Correct. And a softwood plug gets tighter with time.

Cheers

Jeff Morris wrote:

The plugs have come in handy for me because they're easy to jam into a hose.
Sometimes you don't want to force a seacock, or they can be hard to reach.

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

Maxprop wrote:

Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round
hole to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:48:18 +1200, Nav wrote
this crap:

Correct. And a softwood plug gets tighter with time.

Don't tell Jon-boy, or he'll look for one.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

In article ,
Horvath wrote:
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:48:18 +1200, Nav wrote
this crap:

Correct. And a softwood plug gets tighter with time.

Don't tell Jon-boy, or he'll look for one.

We should all listen to Horass. He's knows all about butt plugs.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

We have plugs and duct tape/plastic onboard. The real joke is
the "emergency tiller." It would only take about 1/2 hour to get
the damn thing on. We tried it one day at the dock, what a joke.
(This was on a Yamaha 30.)

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or
soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods
are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some
sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round hole
to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

Trying to remember the model of boat, but the emergency tiller was steered
from the aft cabin!!!!
John Cairns
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
We have plugs and duct tape/plastic onboard. The real joke is
the "emergency tiller." It would only take about 1/2 hour to get
the damn thing on. We tried it one day at the dock, what a joke.
(This was on a Yamaha 30.)

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or
soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those woods
are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some
sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round hole
to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

Isn't that the Caralina 34?
"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...
Trying to remember the model of boat, but the emergency tiller was steered
from the aft cabin!!!!
John Cairns
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
We have plugs and duct tape/plastic onboard. The real joke is
the "emergency tiller." It would only take about 1/2 hour to get
the damn thing on. We tried it one day at the dock, what a joke.
(This was on a Yamaha 30.)

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or
soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those
woods
are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in
some
sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them
from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after
driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round
hole
to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK

We sort of had to do that once on a Beneteau in BVI. The transmission
wouldn't
engage, so I had my friend head first in the engine compartment shifting
into forward
then out of gear for us. Loads of fun!

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...
Trying to remember the model of boat, but the emergency tiller was steered
from the aft cabin!!!!
John Cairns
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
We have plugs and duct tape/plastic onboard. The real joke is
the "emergency tiller." It would only take about 1/2 hour to get
the damn thing on. We tried it one day at the dock, what a joke.
(This was on a Yamaha 30.)

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
Maxprop wrote:
Obviously the plugs should be fairly soft, such as basswood, pine, or
soft
maple (which is actually a hardwood, but a softer one). But those
woods are
prone to rot, if allowed to remain damp for periods. Soak them in some
sort
of oil, such as linseed, before storing them. Or you can make them
from
teak, but they'll be more difficult to keep in a thru-hull after
driving
them in.

Frankly, I think duct tape and a trash bag is a lot more useful than a
plug. If a seacock breaks, it is unlikely to leave a nice neat round
hole to drive a plug in. But who am I to argue with age-old tradition?

DSK