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I was planning on putting a garboard drain on the bottom of my 1963 13 foot whaler. I want to do this because when the boat is not in use (in the winter and in the driveway periodically during the season) I want to be able to unscrew the plug and let any water in the foam to drain out. The boat floats pretty much at the normal height and moves along pretty well so there isn't much water in the hull. I just got the boat last year and did some work to the bottom so I'm sure there's got to be a little water in it. I know a lot of you will say it wont do anything but whatever I'm going to put it on anyways unless someone really convinces me not to. I was planning on putting it about a foot in from the very back since I did some repairs back there and I wanted it to be as close to the keel as possible. My question is how close can I get to the keel that I don't hit any strutcural wood?
Also I am replacing the brass drain tube going through the splashwell but the tube going through the transom was replaced professionally 5 years ago the prev owner told me. I have to tube which came pre flared on one end and I have the 2 o-rings and I have 5200 sealant. Is this too hard to do myself or is it just worth it to have a professional do it? I live near metan marine so I'm sure they could do it in a reasonable amount of time.
If anyone could provide help/advice it would be appreciated. Thanks!
Are you talking about putting a garboard drain plug on the bottom of the boat?? What do you mean by, "a foot in from the back"? Don't put that plug on the bottom of the boat. I wouldn't even bother with it at all. You could put a garboard plug on the transom but how do you know how high to put it to clear the glass of the bottom and be into the foam? The keel is really thick back there and the transom is cored with wood. If there is water in there, how will you seal the wood core of the transom where you drill? If you do proceed it may take years, if ever, to dry out any water.
I winter in Ft. Myers and summer in St. Joseph, Michigan. It’s now about 12 years since I’ve joined this group. I gave my 1972 whaler to my daughter and sold the 17’. Bought an O’Day 28 sailboat and sailed on Lake Michigan. Yesterday I bought a 2005 130 Sport.
