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Garboard Plug or drill a hole
Instead of a garboard plug, some folks around here just drill a 1/4" hole in the side of the keel stub. Come Spring they mix up a bit of epoxy with filler and fill the hole. Next Fall they drill out that same plug with a 3/16" drill. Repeat yearly!
It doesn't leak and if you index off of the speed sensor you can get pretty low.
I know folks who do not have plugs that pour West Marine -50 into the bilge to prevent freeze-splitting. I don't agree with this for our ( 2I8 ) boat.
The floors in our 2I8 failed due to damage which in part came from "sodden" floors freezing. The freeze-thaw expansion cycling took out the plywood laminate.
Don't let this happed to you! I am doing an extensive repair now. Buggers!
Paul Comte
2I8 Wisconsin
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