Quick! What at Home Depot will suffice for a Sea Ray 220 drain plug?

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jayelwin

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Shrewsbury River
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2004 Sea Ray 220 Bowrider
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Mercury 5.0 250hp
So I took my boat out of the marina and they kept the drain plug. I'm launching it tomorrow and I'm wondering what at Home Depot would suffice for a drain plug - some brass threaded object. I'll buy a few of them. 2003 Sea Ray 220. Thanks.
 
Any marine stores around you?


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I don't think so. Are Garboard plugs brass or bronze? I know they are tapered. In a pinch? Maybe. Permanent? Absolutely not.
 
It's a garboard drain, I've seen them at Walmart and of course any marine place.

Be careful, PIA to replace if it gets screwed up.
 
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Get the proper plug. Or at least one with the correct thread.
We have a 21 foot jet boat and I took the plug out to trailer it to Mexico. Plug was out so the melted snow would drain out. I forgot to put it in when I launched. I drove it a few miles before I realized I was taking on water. Kept the speed up and beached it. I had about a foot of water in it before I figured I had a problem.
Scary.
 
I'm almost certain I have seen brass drain plugs in the boat section at Walmart. You have a Walmart near you?
 
copied from West Marine...
WEST MARINE Garboard Drain Plug

Allows quick drainage of boat when hauled out. 1/2" NPT tapered pipe threads ensure a watertight fit. •Cast brass construction
The Brass plug from HD will be just fine NPT stands for 'national pipe thread'. A couple sounds like a good idea, I think I will get an extra myself.
 
takemboating said:
copied from West Marine...
WEST MARINE Garboard Drain Plug

Allows quick drainage of boat when hauled out. 1/2" NPT tapered pipe threads ensure a watertight fit. •Cast brass construction
The Brass plug from HD will be just fine NPT stands for 'national pipe thread'. A couple sounds like a good idea, I think I will get an extra myself.
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NPT is tapered. That's what holds it in place. Is the HD plug NPT? Looking at the pix, it does not appear so to me. It appears to be a straight thread. I would be concerned about the lack of friction allowing the plug to back out due to vibration.
 
copied from the HD web site product overview...
Durable, lead-free brass is an excellent choice, with all tapered pipe threads manufactured to highest quality standards and tolerances.
 
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It will work fine in a pinch. Hell, those plugs are all I ever used on my last Sea Ray, and we used to take it out cruising the intercostal all the time.

If you're really concerned then put a thick layer of teflon tape on it to help prevent it from backing out.

You'll be fine. Have fun.
 
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