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.

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.

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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?

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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?

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?

JB wrote:
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

Yeah, JimH tries to screw up every single thread on rec.boats. Funny
thing is, a few weeks ago, he apparently went on the wagon, and wanted
everyone to cut the crap out. Then, I think he hit the bottle again,
and now he posts nothing BUT crap.