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ok one thing to remember IF for some reason you do not have the internal locking parts working The EZ lock will keep the plug in place by itself. Just so you know
Over the years several people have had defective inner parts and just used the ez lock to hold the plug in the locked position some added a second one so they had 2 on the broken plug just for added protection but others just used one and had no issues , you just have to press down the T handle when you want it to let go of the ez lock ends.
Over the years several people have had defective inner parts and just used the ez lock to hold the plug in the locked position some added a second one so they had 2 on the broken plug just for added protection but others just used one and had no issues , you just have to press down the T handle when you want it to let go of the ez lock ends.
That is fair. I guess "on order" does not equal "in hand"! I would generally agree with your statement. However, I have heard of plugs blowing out, vibration, etc. I am ok sinking an additional $50 into the EZ locks for the "just in case". I really don't what I will ever do with myself if I actually get the plugs refurbished/functioning again. I have been so terrified the last couple of years of sucking in a rope or something and not being able to get it cleaned out.
@Funtacular, your plugs look to have a lot of material on top of them that likely has somewhat cemented them in. One plug is missing the release button which has been difficult to source in the past.
@JetBoatPilot, did you have release buttons? Do you have any now?
I have replaced the lower portions of the plugs on two boats. The easiest method that I found to remove the plugs was to park the boat under my elevated deck and run a 1" 600 pound ratchet strap between the plug handle and the deck. I would make sure the dogs are unlocked and add dish soap and water to the hole before attempting to pull the plug. Then slowly increase pressure until the plug pops out. If the back of the boat lifts off of the trailer I would just let it hang. Let the force slowly pull the plug out.
Once the plugs were out I used a drill brush, soap and water to clean the insides of the holes that the plugs snap into. After cleaning and replacing the bottoms my you kids could easily install the plugs. I let a set of locks sit on my workbench for close to a decade. Finally sold them, at a discount, a few weeks ago.
That is fair. I guess "on order" does not equal "in hand"! I would generally agree with your statement. However, I have heard of plugs blowing out, vibration, etc. I am ok sinking an additional $50 into the EZ locks for the "just in case". I really don't what I will ever do with myself if I actually get the plugs refurbished/functioning again. I have been so terrified the last couple of years of sucking in a rope or something and not being able to get it cleaned out.
https://jetboaters.net/search/485205/?q=clean+out+plug+blew+out&o=relevance not using a lock on the plug is a fools errand but it's your boat so do what you feel is time tested and proven. and if you search on the other forums you find the same info this is nothing new. AS for the clean out plugs they are good to have but bad to have when they fail.
Also I agree that the plugs may have been epoxied in place, I have seen this several times when people had issues with the plgs and the lock release may have been broken off the plug when and if it blew out at one time.
So I got a little more into this today. Removed the upper and lower clamp for the port side cleanout hose and removed the hose itself. Now starting to get very nervous as things look really hack in here. Is this what it is supposed to look like? Should I proceed with trying to pull plug with the comealong?
Lol yes. That is the best word I could come up with. In my experience, if it can be wrong, it will be wrong. Just seems like something is missing here. Almost like the plugs are supposed to be inserted in something that is not there. I will work on the outside/adhesive and see if I can't get a better idea of what I am dealing with. I guess I am struggling to see what the dogs "engage" in/on.
Think I just realized my mistake in mindset. I was thinking that the lip that goes around the cleanout plug was part of the plug. I see now that the plug inserts into that! I am learning rapidly here! LOL
look at post 23, there are good pictures of what the dogs attached to, there should be an opening in that metal fixture that the dogs sit in while in the locked position, - thanks TXav8tr !
HA HA !!! reading through that post I just linked I saw you commented on it back in 2019 !! (post 75)
I would have bet money the two holes the dogs lock into go all the way through the metal but your's don't seem to look like it, very few members have pulled that big black cleanout tube so we rarely see it,
I would have won MONEY !! on post #165 you can see the holes the dogs go into are all the way through the metal, I'd make sure you have the holes before you do anything else, thanks @kuwona for the picture
HA HA !!! reading through that post I just linked I saw you commented on it back in 2019 !! (post 75)
I would have bet money the two holes the dogs lock into go all the way through the metal but your's don't seem to look like it, very few members have pulled that big black cleanout tube so we rarely see it,
I am thinking they took it apart at some point and decided to load it up with caulk/material maybe? At any rate, I scraped the "stuff" off the area, lubed it up, and started pulling. Top came right out. Now wondering if I should re-insert the top /w screws and try to pull the bottom also? Or just drill it out?