I have been meaning to tackle this job for a while (6 years since a surveyor mentioned it on my pre-purchase survey).
The small one on the right is the drain from the propane locker. It came out intact.
The one on the left is for the bilge pump hose,.. the head broke off when I was trying to get the hose off the barb! I hope this is the one the surveyor noted was cracked! The rest of the damage came from me using the piece to try to drive out a piece stuck in the hull.
The large one in the middle is a scupper drain. It came out ok, but the head is very brittle and pieces broke off as I was trying to pry it out of the hull.
My boat is 30 years old, and since there was blue paint that matches the inside of the hull, I am assuming that these are all original.
These are all “above the water line”, but several of them are under water when motoring and the boat squats in the water.
I am making a list of new parts (8 plastic thru hulls in total, 4 different sizes). Next up, checking the hoses that connect to these...I know the propane locker drain hoses (2 of them) are in bad shape.
It was almost 50 degrees today in Chicago area, so a good day to start a project ;-)
Cheers,
Greg
The small one on the right is the drain from the propane locker. It came out intact.
The one on the left is for the bilge pump hose,.. the head broke off when I was trying to get the hose off the barb! I hope this is the one the surveyor noted was cracked! The rest of the damage came from me using the piece to try to drive out a piece stuck in the hull.
The large one in the middle is a scupper drain. It came out ok, but the head is very brittle and pieces broke off as I was trying to pry it out of the hull.
My boat is 30 years old, and since there was blue paint that matches the inside of the hull, I am assuming that these are all original.
These are all “above the water line”, but several of them are under water when motoring and the boat squats in the water.
I am making a list of new parts (8 plastic thru hulls in total, 4 different sizes). Next up, checking the hoses that connect to these...I know the propane locker drain hoses (2 of them) are in bad shape.
It was almost 50 degrees today in Chicago area, so a good day to start a project ;-)
Cheers,
Greg