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Old 13 August 2021, 11:41   #1
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Bronze drain plug

Hi all
Any advice for fitting a bronze Davey plug to my rib, got fed up of the old plastic one slightly leaking - tried numerous different plugs but could never get one which was the correct thread to fit the insert.
Got one of these bronze davey drains now but unsure if I should use stainless screws or try and source some bronze ones - not sure if mixing these would create galvanic corrosion - rib is left on mooring probably a couple of weeks each summer month (I take it out when away working as I don’t want to anti foul it)
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Old 13 August 2021, 11:43   #2
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Won’t let me attach picture but it’s one of these I’m looking to fit

https://www.duncanyacht.co.uk/027891-Davey-and-Co-Bronze-Drain-Plug-Boat-Plug-Cast-Gunmetal-1-
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Old 13 August 2021, 18:31   #3
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Is the plug long enough to go through the transom? It might be different but the one I looked at was for a hull thickness of 10mm which sounds quite thin for a transom (if it's going there).

I'd use stainless screws. Bronze and stainless aren't too far apart on the galvanic table. You could paint some Duralac on the interface but I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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