T&T: Seacock plugs

[Keith]

I thought about doing this once. I was going to use SS eye screws in the end 
of the plug with SS stranded wire crimped through it and around the seacock. 
The question is, how do you size the plug? So you can hammer it into the 
seacock if the hose breaks off and the seacock is frozen, or hammer it into 
the hole left if the seacock vanishes, or...???

I ended up with a bag of wooden plugs right at the entrance to my engine 
room, complete with a "dead strike" mallet. That's the kind that has lead 
shot inside and really packs a wallop as it makes impact. Thank goodness 
I've never had to use it!


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Hart" <davehrt at yahoo.com>



>I am going to attach wood bungs to my seacocks just in case. The best way I 
>can think to do it is to drill a small hole through the head of the bung 
>then tie it to the seacock with a string through this hole. This would not 
>effect the ability of the plug to seal and I will still have a flat top to 
>pound it in with. The bilge is dry so the bung and string should last a 
>long time. Any other ideas would be appreciated.
> Thanks