Attwood Drain Plugs

[FishingFool]

I bought the t-handle drain plug from Cabelas. I believe it's brass. Anyways, after about the 3rd outting with it, it has a hard time tightening up when you spin the handle. It will keep spinning and spinning and not go tight. You have to pull, push, tug on the handle until it catches whatever inside while spinning.

Very annoying.

I give it a 1.5 star out of 5.

Only reason is, it does work fine, when you get it on tight.

I recommend to stay away from this t-handle version.

I picked up a Stainless Steel Seasense t-handle drain plug. We'll see how this one goes.

[mav186]

Hey FF..I've had the same thing happend to me. Providing you got the correct diameter plug...What I found is that if the plug is backed off (loosened) too much, there's not enough resistance for it to 'grab' onto when tightening. All I would do is make sure the plug was just small enought to snuggly remove from the bilge, then it would tighen up fine. If it spins while adjusting, just hold onto the rear of it while tightening (to just under size of what you need) then insert and finish tightening. This has always worked for me...

[Anonymous]

Hold the nut on the back side until there is decent resistance, it is spinning when you turn the handle. Maybe even drop a ball of solder on the nut and the plate. Just don't burn the rubber, or catch it on fire. 0^0

[G-Man]

My advice mirrors what the previous posts contained. Adjust the rear tension nut and your issue should disappear. On a side note, for those of you who can easily access your bilge/drain from the inside of the boat, how many put the plug in from the inside? I mention this as there is a trick to getting water out of your bilge if you can get the boat on plane, it is actually quite simple. If you have an excessive amount of water in your boat, get it on plane, remove the drain plug and drive the boat until the water is gone. Just remember to re-install the plug before you let off the throttle or it will all come rushing back in again. If you don't have a bilge pump, it beats trying to use a manual bailing device.

[Anonymous]

The '87 Bass Tracker, an aluminum boat, I use to own, had the plug inserted from inside the boat. Once I forgot so I just put the plug in. Didn't even have to put the boat back on the trailer.

[FishingFool]

Alright a little update.

The SS Seasense plug I bought doesnt fit! It's too tight, lol. I can only get it about 3/4 way in.
Splashed some water to act as lube, but did not work. But all was not lost. I realize how the plug is suppose to work looking at the SS version.

So I grabbed the brass plug.

I used the trick similar to what Mav wrote. On the back of the plug, there's a flat washer plate piece and in the middle of that is a rivet of some short, which connects to the t-handle on the opposite side. When the t-handle will spin and not make a tight connection, I noticed the back washer plate would keep spinning with the t-handle.

On the SS version, only the center rivet part spins.

So I held onto the washer plate and turned the t-handle. Quickly felt it lock into place with whatever is inside the rubber housing and just inserted it into the drain plug and tighten no problems.

Personally, I would rather using the SS version, but dont know why it wont fit. And yes, it is as loose as it will go.