SabrToothSqrl
Well-known member
what is everyone servicing their drain plugs with? When on the trailer - the plugs (3) are out, so for me, 2x a year or once I guess depending on how you count it.
Mine are old and nasty, I saw the Born Again Boater guy cut strips into his plugs, so he could use one as a tap to clean out the plug holes, and I thought.. that was clever. but an actual tap set is $10, so I did that.
Is anyone wrapping their drain plugs in teflon? I usually just coat mine in Quicksilver grease so they are easy to remove in the fall. It's on a lift, so while any water throgh the plug isn't the end of the world - any water leak is bad. I don't know if mine have ever leaked, just curious if anyone tapes them or just coats them w/grease like I do.
I'm going to run a tap though mine since they are so nasty, and get new plugs.
and yes, technically a thread chaser or rethreader is the correct tool, but used 'softly' these work just fine.
Mine are old and nasty, I saw the Born Again Boater guy cut strips into his plugs, so he could use one as a tap to clean out the plug holes, and I thought.. that was clever. but an actual tap set is $10, so I did that.
Is anyone wrapping their drain plugs in teflon? I usually just coat mine in Quicksilver grease so they are easy to remove in the fall. It's on a lift, so while any water throgh the plug isn't the end of the world - any water leak is bad. I don't know if mine have ever leaked, just curious if anyone tapes them or just coats them w/grease like I do.
I'm going to run a tap though mine since they are so nasty, and get new plugs.
and yes, technically a thread chaser or rethreader is the correct tool, but used 'softly' these work just fine.