Drain Pipe Question

[Super Spook]

It seems absurd to me that I have not been able to work this out on my own, but I cannot seem to find a size of PVC that will fit one of the standard size marine drain plugs. In both the pipe and plugs worlds, sizes are nominal only and nothing seems to jive. What has worked for others? I need the drain to run a few feet, so metal thru-hulls are out. And if possible, I would like to use a standard plug size for when I inevitably lose mine in some remote fishing area.

Elie

[Fuzz]

I used a piece of the gray PVC pipe and installed a brass through hull tube inside of that. I just caulked it in place with the system three caulking sold here and it worked just fine.
Fuzz

[topwater]

Check out Wadesteps OB19 build thread , he found pipe that would fit a standard plug. I think it was a thin
walled water pipe cant remember off hand though but i know its in the thread .

[topwater]

Check out Wadesteps OB19 build thread , he found pipe that would fit a standard plug. I think it was a thin
walled water pipe cant remember off hand though but i know its in the thread .

[wegcagle]

I was able to find plugs of all shapes and sizes at greatlakesskipper.com

So I guess I kind of did it backwards. I used standard PVC and was able to find a plug that fit it.

Will

[Super Spook]

Thanks for the input, guys. At least it looks like I'm not the only one who has run up against this. In checking out some specs, it looks like 1.25" schedule 80 PVC actually has a 1.25" I.D. Now I just need to figure out where to find some.

[Cracker Larry]

No problem. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... iler+Plugs

[wegcagle]

Here's another

http://greatlakesskipper.com/tracker-18 ... drain-plug

Will

[Super Spook]

If that 1" plug is like the others I have found, it is really 7/8". Too small to fit 1" schedule 40. The 1.25" plug really is 1.25", but that is actually too small to fit 1.25" schedule 40 because that pipe is not true to size. 1.25" schedule 80 IS supposedly true to size, but I have yet to track any down. A true one inch plug would be my easiest solution at this point.

[Super Spook]

I checked out Wadestep's setup, which looks great, but something beefier than schedule 20 would allow me to sleep better at night. At this point, I'm leaning towards Fuzz's solution.