trebbel
Member
Is anyone familiar with this or the rational for not installing a drain plug?
1999 400db - no drain plug
- Thread starter trebbel
- Start date
- Oct 6, 2006
- 12,155
- Boat Info
- 1996 450DA
- Engines
- 3116 Caterpillars
Where?
There is a garboard drain in the center of the transom at the lowest point in the hull......look for a bronze about a 3/8" or 1/2" pipe thread plug in a bronze fitting about 1-1/2" in diameter. It probably has bottom paint all over it and is just hard to see.
If there is no garboard drain, then carefully examine the hull for damage history where someone removed the drain during a previous repair.
If you mean under the engines, the area under the engines is required to be sealed now to keep the bilge pump from accidently pumping oily bilge water overboard .......there will be no drain from the closed ares directly under the engine/transmission.
There is a garboard drain in the center of the transom at the lowest point in the hull......look for a bronze about a 3/8" or 1/2" pipe thread plug in a bronze fitting about 1-1/2" in diameter. It probably has bottom paint all over it and is just hard to see.
If there is no garboard drain, then carefully examine the hull for damage history where someone removed the drain during a previous repair.
If you mean under the engines, the area under the engines is required to be sealed now to keep the bilge pump from accidently pumping oily bilge water overboard .......there will be no drain from the closed ares directly under the engine/transmission.
trebbel
Member
Thanks Frank. I am referring to the transom. It has always struck me as odd that there is no drain plug. If it is under the bottom paint it is very well hidden. I suppose the previous owner could have had the drain plug removed but the surveyor did not note anything when the boat was purchased in 2004.
In any case, you are saying that ther should be a drain plug. I am concerned
In any case, you are saying that ther should be a drain plug. I am concerned
Michael and Jeanne V2
Member
Todd,
We have the same boat a few years senior and we do not have a drain plug in the transom.
We have the same boat a few years senior and we do not have a drain plug in the transom.
Petep
Member
None on a 460 either.
PartnerShip
Member
None on my 2001 and I bought it new and have never had any tramsom work done!!!
mistercomputerman
Well-Known Member
- Jan 6, 2008
- 4,321
- Boat Info
- 410 Sundancer - 2001
- Engines
- Twin 8.1L Mercruisers - 2009
My '01 410 DA has one.
creik
New Member
2000 480 db. no drain plug.
silly thought, but could this be dependent on where boat was built, or gas vs. diesel?
our 330 da has a plug.
silly thought, but could this be dependent on where boat was built, or gas vs. diesel?
our 330 da has a plug.
They only put those plugs on Sundancers with Cat engines because they leaked so much seawater when the cooling system failed... it was the only way to "drain" them.
