The plastic drain plug is causing issues , even trying to find a new one isn't easy, am considering tapping and threading, but is borderline if there is enough material (bracket thickness) to thread properly, what have others done.
GIL BRACKET DRAIN
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just bought boat and went to check for water in bracket and internal threaded part fell apart, GIL is out of business and its hard to find parts
first off, if you haven't already, call gw and see if they or any dealers have some in stock. if you get one, check to see if the plug is hollow. mine was and i filled the interior of the threaded plug with 5200 to ensure it stayed correctly formed.
if you need to improvise, i would first look for a nylon/marlon plug that will fit the existing hole. a good amount of 4200 or other below waterline adhesive in addition would be good. it really shouldn't be that difficult to come up with a plug (not metal obviously). good luck, ron
if you need to improvise, i would first look for a nylon/marlon plug that will fit the existing hole. a good amount of 4200 or other below waterline adhesive in addition would be good. it really shouldn't be that difficult to come up with a plug (not metal obviously). good luck, ron
Its a pain in the butt, contacted Grady and they no longer carry the drain seems GIL brackets have had a lot of problems with them, not the greatest design if you check on a regular bases. might just drill and tap, just not sure if I can get enough threads threaded into the bracket so I can get a good seal
Really...I wasn't kidding with my previous post...just tap a wine cork into the Gil Bracket drain hole. Coat it with some marine adhesive if you want to ensure it stays in.
When you want to remove it if you need to drain out the bracket, just carve it out with a knife, clean up the edges of the hole and tap in a new one.
When you want to remove it if you need to drain out the bracket, just carve it out with a knife, clean up the edges of the hole and tap in a new one.
I would caution using 5200 on the drain plug. Someone did that on mine and now it won't come back out!
I don't really like using any silicone if I don't have to will try to find a drain or make something, threading the bracket would be the best but its border line if the bracket is thick enough to get enough threads to have it seal
buguy said:
agree. i "filled in" the hollow part of the plug. mine, from mfg, was hollow inside of the threads (sealed off on interior thread side). couldn't figure out who thought that that was a good design. ron