plug lining

[CaptScottNC]

Just FYI for you guys.. I have a 77 23' with the plugs that run through the floor. They appear to have been replaced a long time ago with plastic ones and one on the starboard side is cracked. lengthwise crack running the length of the pipe. After splashing it the first time it didn't seem right to have that muchwater in the bilge... Hmmmmmm... just a word to the wise to make sure those are right on. I have to fix it but in the meantime I would keep it plugged from the underside which kept it from being self bailing anymore but will keep water from coming inside. a bit worrried what I might find now if that allowed water into the wood blocks. I'll soon find out.

[oldfielder]

Has anyone done anything besides replacing the brass tube in the forward fish box on the 23 sf. I just found a crack in the old one-the tube actually looks more like copper or bronze than brass,but I don't know. Anyway,besides plugging the hole, what fixes have you done to this drain. I'm liking the drilled out thickened epoxy route for the back ones, but the fish box drain seems like it might have a different set of issues with the gap between hull and liner. I haven't pulled it yet and wasthinking of glazing it over with some epoxy,but that doesn't seem like the sound fix. Suggestions?