Another Clean-Out Plug Thread

[drewkaree]

Ok. Thank you. I am going to try the wax tomorrow and am prob going to rebuild the plug. If those don't work, then yeah, prob going to chalk it up as "it is what it is". It doesn't seem to hurt the performance and it hasn't sunk. Thanks for the feedback. We can definitely say it is something we deal with across the country...I am in Atlanta.

You stated that you "rode with the tray off". Pics of the area and indicators of what tray you're referring to will help. There's the cleanout tray hatch, the cleanout tray itself, and an inspection hatch that you could be referring to

The beeswax will help to keep your cleanout plugs from sticking in the tubes if you happen to leave them in, and will keep the seals supple, but it's just beeswax. Your issue is that the water is coming past the seals, filling up the cleanout tray area, and THEN getting into the bilge. The ultimate issue will be most likely due to the tray not being sealed, and/or the inspection hatch allowing water past if it builds up that high. The beeswax may slow this process down, but you've got water getting into the bilge, which points to other areas that are leaking further down the troubleshooting chain.

The tray can easily be sealed with DAP Seal n Peel or silicone. Silicone will be a bigger PITA to remove, but if you can't find the DAP, you can definitely source silicone. If you're still getting water in the bilge from that area, buying or DIY-ing a riser for your inspection hatch seems to be the solution to that issue.

Rebuilding your plugs may or may not solve the issue, but more likely than not, it WON'T, or at best, it will solve it for a period of time. The less expensive solution is to seal the cleanout tray first. I'd try adding the riser second, and if those two don't stop your water intrusion issues, THEN rebuild your plugs. At the very least, if you DO decide to rebuild the plugs, save the seals for "just in case" reasons.