Brass Drain Plugs?? Trick Taking Them Out?

(tj_in_kc) · (tj_in_kc) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 10-05-2008, 7:45 PM

I have never pulled the drain plugs in my boat.

I tried pulling both of them tonight. But i twisted them as hard as i could by hand, and they didn't budge.

They are all brass and form kind of a handle at the top so i suppose you twist them and pull up to get them out, but i never have pulled them so i wasn't sure.

Do i just need to get a wrench on 'em or something so i can get some more force?

(99_air_warrior)

Yes you need to get a wrench on them at the bottom not the 't' or you will twist them off and they cost 35.00 each to replace. Joe

(tj_in_kc) · (tj_in_kc) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 10-05-2008, 8:42 PM

Thanks for the info! I wouldn't have known that they should be loosed at the bottom.

The "T" at the top looked like handle to me, lucky i didn't force it before.

(billhall) · (billhall) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 10-05-2008, 11:32 PM

99% of the time the t-handle at the top is what you will use to get the plug out. It's the 1% that you need a wrench but i've still put a wrench on the t handle part and have never twisted one off. Those things are pretty beefy.

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 10-06-2008, 2:19 PM

thats what happens when you leave them in for a long time. they tend to get locked in there pretty good. and you never want to crank them down much tighter than finger tight.