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drain tube removal
boydog40	#1  Posted on 03/15/09 - 4:58 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 90 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/05/08	I found the article on how to install but how do I get the old one out? I am referring to the main drain tube at the bottom of the transom 1977 Outrage 21
kamie	#2  Posted on 03/15/09 - 5:19 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	take a flat head screwdriver and collaps the tube in on itself. You can then pull it out thru the hole, or push it out into the boat. once you do it, it's pretty easy to figure out the process.
MW	#3  Posted on 03/16/09 - 3:27 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	When I removed mine it did not want to go out the back, I took a pair of "Needle Nosed" pliers and a screw driver, and small piece of 3/4" PVC to knock it foreward to sump area, I then twisted it flat like a ribbon twisting it out in chunks and rest of it by rolling the pliers, like "Kamie" said "Collapse it" with the screw driver. Most tubes are worn so thin you just need to get them started, then they remove fairly easily. Matt
boydog40	#4  Posted on 03/16/09 - 8:06 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 90 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/05/08	mine being a 1977 tube, is coming out in flakes!! may not need to collapse it thanks for all the help guys, now, where do I get a new one? 1977 Outrage 21
Guts	#5  Posted on 03/16/09 - 10:07 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 612 Comments: 8 Joined: 11/21/08	boydog40 sent you a pm
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 03/16/09 - 10:13 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	You can find out where to buy them in the same article you already read. That article also gives you the part numbers.
DesertSport	#7  Posted on 03/16/09 - 7:00 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 52 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/01/09	boydog40 wrote: , where do I get a new one? Go PVC and avoid all the flaring issues.
Guts	#8  Posted on 03/17/09 - 9:11 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 612 Comments: 8 Joined: 11/21/08	You can see the PVC ones in the splash well on the last two pictures on my personal page. added note; The older classic whaler had the brass thru hull drain tubes. If some one was restoring a classic to be original, these may not be the thing to use. Edited by Guts on 03/17/09 - 10:03 AM