Has anyone replaced a transom drain tube in a bass boat? Mine has
corroded due to a leaking battery causing it to leak. I'm particularly
interested in the proper way to remove the old one. I have a Ranger.

Thanks.

John

JB wrote:
Has anyone replaced a transom drain tube in a bass boat? Mine has
corroded due to a leaking battery causing it to leak. I'm particularly
interested in the proper way to remove the old one. I have a Ranger.

Thanks.

John

I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.

Thanks for the info!

Thats about the only way I could see to do it, but wanted to get some
"war stories" if possible. My tube looks like aluminum, so it should be
soft too.

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JB wrote:

Has anyone replaced a transom drain tube in a bass boat? Mine has
corroded due to a leaking battery causing it to leak. I'm particularly
interested in the proper way to remove the old one. I have a Ranger.

Thanks.

John


I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.

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I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.



Good job on fixing that hole in your head Kevin. Do your brains fall of it
out anymore?

HarryKrause wrote:

Another worthy contribution from Jim Hertvik, the newsgroup's
non-boater. Thanks as usual, b.f.


Does JimH ever post anything boating related?

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I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.



Good job on fixing that hole in your head Kevin. Do your brains fall of it
out anymore?

I'm not Kevin, but you're an asshole. Grow up. Glad to see that you, as
usual, had NOTHING to contribute. Your infatuation with me is getting
wierd. You come to a thread, with nothing to contribute, just to stalk
me. You're acting like a little child. Go back to alt.sex.colostomy,
will you?

JB wrote:
Thanks for the info!

Thats about the only way I could see to do it, but wanted to get some
"war stories" if possible. My tube looks like aluminum, so it should be
soft too.

Yeah, should be soft, even if it were thin steel, just go easy, once
you get it folding toward the center, it loosens up. It's just glued in
with epoxy. Also, if yours is corroded pretty good, that's easier.

"HarryKrause" wrote in message
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*JimH* wrote:
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I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.



Good job on fixing that hole in your head Kevin. Do your brains fall of
it out anymore?


Another worthy contribution from Jim Hertvik, the newsgroup's non-boater.
Thanks as usual, b.f.

--
Let's pray the United States survives the rest of Bush's term.

And this is a worthy contribution?

"HarryKrause" wrote in message
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*JimH* wrote:
wrote in message
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I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.



Good job on fixing that hole in your head Kevin. Do your brains fall of
it out anymore?


Another worthy contribution from Jim Hert, the newsgroup's non-boater.
Thanks as usual, b.f.



My, my. Krause, you are certainly obsessed with the fact that I am boatless
for the moment. Why does that bother you so?

You see, I would rather be boatless and happy than be the grumpy old man you
are. Unlike you I do not have to make up stories about owning a phantom
custom made 36 foot lobster boat. I do not have to make up stories about
fishing trips and being on the water. I don't have to make up stories about
my wife's education. I don't have to make up stories about my life.....all
things you do right here....stories folks have proved were outright lies
time and time again. Yet you continue with them because you need some sort
of validation from the folks here.....a validation that you are more than
that grumpy old man eating cheese doodles at his computer that you really
are. It must really suck to be you and to have to wake up knowing you have
to live another day as Harry Krause.

Try to be happy. Enjoy life. Get out of the house Harry

Go out and actually do some 25 foot fishing boat. Heck, it is probably
worth more than that 800 square foot 2 bedroom house you live in.

Wow! This thing's turned ugly! Didn't know transom drain tubes were such
a touchy subject.

Thanks again for the advice.

Of course, the typo in the subject line should have read "Transom." The
"n" is right next door on the keyboard.

Happy boating,

JB

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*JimH* wrote:

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I have done it. Mine was brass, which is fairly soft, so, I basically
just carefully, with screwdriver and flat screwdriver, tapped on one
side to start it folding into the circle, after that folded it in more
with needle nose pliers, and eventually it came loose, and I pulled it
out. I cleaned the hole good, being careful not to enlarge the hole.
Then I epoxied a new one in.



Good job on fixing that hole in your head Kevin. Do your brains fall of it
out anymore?


I'm not Kevin, but you're an asshole. Grow up. Glad to see that you, as
usual, had NOTHING to contribute. Your infatuation with me is getting
wierd. You come to a thread, with nothing to contribute, just to stalk
me. You're acting like a little child. Go back to alt.sex.colostomy,
will you?