Saw these drain plugs on D&R Marine... Anyone use them? And if so, where/how?

SUMB44

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Jun 19, 2018
51
O'day 20 Port Tobacco

Drain Plug to Drain Inner Hull (2 pc) FITS 1" HOLE.

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2 pc. black plastic-plug with housing size 1"- This plug is to drain the water between the hull and the deck. (Primarily used on Javelin, Widgeon & Daysailer)

Price: $6.50

Drain Plug to Drain Inside of Cockpit.

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Fits into 1" brass tubing that goes thru the transom!

Price: $6.50

Perko 0504DPOCHR Water Outlet w/Cap.

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Perko Water Outlet Fitting Chrome Plated Bronze 1/2" Std.Male Hose Connector Black Polymer Watertight Plug-Stainless Steel Bead Chain- 2-3/4" OD Flange 0504DPOCHR Closeout Item--Price Good While Qtys.Last.

List Price: $80.00
Price: $48.99
 
Nov 9, 2012
2,500
Oday 192 Lake Nockamixon
The first you list, with plastic, semi-diamond shaped flange, is used on the transom of my Force 5. I also installed the same in my skin-on-frame stand up paddleboard build. So far, the Force 5 has been dry, but I do need to drain the SUP after a paddle as there is some seeping after 3 coats of paint on the polyester fabric.

The second one you list is typically found on powerboats. When someone says "Always remember to put your plugs in before you launch," they mean this type of plug. We had 2 of these plugs under the back bench seat, and under the motor well, in Granddad's 1963 plywood lapstrake 19' runabout. He told me the story of forgetting to put them in prior to launch one year, when his back was "out," and his friend was aboard. They motored slowly away from the ramp, and out onto the bay, when the friend noticed water coming up the floorboards from under the seat. Granddad said he dove under the seat to install the plugs, and his buddy had to drag him back out by his feet, because he couldn't move after aggravating his bad back.

The third one you list I am not familiar with, though it says it's a water outlet. I imagine it would be used as a deck fill for an internal water tank.

I would be surprised if any of these were used on your O'day 20. There are certainly none on my 192. The only thing I need to worry about is the hose between the transom through hull fitting, and the same fitting at the aft end of the cockpit. If this hose deteriorates, I could leak water from the outside directly into the cabin, or rain water from the cockpit straight into the cabin. My friend had to replace his last year while his wife and guest sat up on the bow and chatted, keeping the transom drain out of the water while he raced to the hardware store to get fiber reinforced vinyl tubing to replace it. The old hose looked very much like wire reinforced sewage hose used in the head systems of larger boats.
 

SUMB44

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Jun 19, 2018
51
O'day 20 Port Tobacco
Yes, it seems I have nothing to plug in the 20... other than perhaps the sink drain outlet... a sink I shall never use.
Is it odd that there is no drain, or no obvious drain, for the bilge? I have read that the cooler drains into the bilge (also something I am never going to use). There is also an odd tube running from somewhere aft of the Lazerette through what was the battery compartment towards the starboard cabin bench but it's not connected to anything, at least on the forward end...
The cockpit drain empties into a pipe with two 90 degree turns that connects to a fitting in the bottom through a hole in the sole that is constantly full of water. There is another hole in the sole about a foot forward with no obvious purpose other than to peer into a damp bilge. All of these holes in the floor do not reassure an already skeptical 'boat' owner.

Do you have a bilge pump in your 192?
 
Nov 9, 2012
2,500
Oday 192 Lake Nockamixon
I don't have a bilge pump. The deck and companionway boards and hatch have been perfectly dry for my 5 years with the boat. If I find water in the bilge, I would freak out that there's a crack and the boat is sinking! Ok, well, I have some deck leaks, but I think new toe rails and newly rebedded stanchion bases, and new windows a few years ago have solved these small leak points.
 
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SUMB44

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Jun 19, 2018
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O'day 20 Port Tobacco
Our bilge is damp 24x7 and it hasn't been on the water in ages. There's usually standing water in the aft sections (again, on land).
 
Jun 2, 2004
1,941
Oday Day Sailer Wareham, MA
Actually, despite the label, I think that 3rd one is a water INLET, it looks like the fitting used on RVs (and some boats) to hook up to "town water" at a marina, you screw a garden-type hose to this fitting, then hook the other end of the hose to a convenient faucet (hose bib?) and turn on the water, there should be a pressure limiting device in the boat system, but this allows you to have "pressure" water on a boat without the need for a water pump or the concern of running the water tank dry. All the luxury of home! There will be a check-valve in the fitting to prevent water from backflowing into the water source hose if the line pressure ever failed. If it is intended to be used as an OUTLET, you would also need a valve to control the flow of water out.
 
Nov 9, 2012
2,500
Oday 192 Lake Nockamixon
Our bilge is damp 24x7 and it hasn't been on the water in ages. There's usually standing water in the aft sections (again, on land).
Sounds like you have substantial deck fitting leaks, if you always have water in the bilge on land.