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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1954 12' Lifetime Aluminum Boat build
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<blockquote data-quote="jpfieber" data-source="post: 399724" data-attributes="member: 546"><p>I've got the metal of the transom cleaned up pretty well, but I'm a little concerned about the drain. It appears to be a cast iron fitting that's somehow stuck in there. It has remnants of threads on both the inside and outside. It's rusted, and I suspect will eventually cause problems, so now would be the time to replace it with a proper piece. The outer diameter is 1". I haven't looked around for options yet, I would think that brass would be the best material, but not sure if there would be a reaction between that and the aluminum. Anyone else replaced their drain?</p><p></p><p>One thing I'm thinking is that i want it as low as possible to the floor, don't want to much water left that can't drain out.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]80331[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]80332[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpfieber, post: 399724, member: 546"] I've got the metal of the transom cleaned up pretty well, but I'm a little concerned about the drain. It appears to be a cast iron fitting that's somehow stuck in there. It has remnants of threads on both the inside and outside. It's rusted, and I suspect will eventually cause problems, so now would be the time to replace it with a proper piece. The outer diameter is 1". I haven't looked around for options yet, I would think that brass would be the best material, but not sure if there would be a reaction between that and the aluminum. Anyone else replaced their drain? One thing I'm thinking is that i want it as low as possible to the floor, don't want to much water left that can't drain out. [ATTACH type="full" alt="2015-10-20 10.39.11.jpg"]80331._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="2015-10-20 10.39.22.jpg"]80332._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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