Alan Sticco
14' V Type Hull #33
Framingham, Mass
"Small Fry"
Alan Sticco wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Does anyone know if replacements are available for the small screw in the cockpit
> drain tube?
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> Alan Sticco
> 14' C Type Hull #33
> Framingham, Mass
> "Small Fry"
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> Bernard Johnson wrote:
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> > West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> > Michael W. Ekern wrote:
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> > > West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> > > My '87 Potter 15 has a screw head on the transom at the back edge of the
> > > center keel skeg (and below the cockpit drain tube. Is this a bilge drain
> > > screw? Was it factory issue or could this have been added by a previous
> > > owner? Just curious. I am reluctant to even touch it unless it has a
> > > purpose for fear of developing a leak. Don't want to fix it if it isn't
> > > broke. I haven't noticed any water below, so no real need to drain anything
> > > at this point.
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> > Mike, it sounds to me that what you are talking about IS a bilge drain, although
> > your description as "a screw head" makes me wonder. Mine was, (since I have lost
> > it), a molded plastic plug about .75 in. dia. with a kind of screwdriver slot in
> > the end (suitable for using a coin) for unscrewing it. It incorporated an "O"
> > ring seal....there is no way it is going to leak even with repeated removals
> > (provided you tighten it reasonably, and, as in my case, don't forget to put it
> > back!!!!)
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> > Regards: Bernie Johnson