Rear drain plug

[Nosidam]

Here I am again. My DS1 has a very small drain on the transom but the problem I have it that it is not round. It has two side slots in it that prevent a "standard" plug from working. I get a constant small stream of water from it under sail.

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

[GreenLake]

You could always make it round with help of some epoxy (for example, MarineTexwould be great for that). Be sure to clean/degrease the surface before applying the epoxy. You could wrap your standard plug in wax paper or plastic foil (strip from a freezer bag) to help "shape" the epoxy - but careful, if the plug has ridges (in that case use some makeshift "plug").

[holstein]

When I bought my DS-I, it did not have the plug for the drain.
The previous owner had it plugged with a stick with a rag around it

I could not find a new plug for the drain, so I removed the entire housing, and MarineTex'ed in one of those brass tube / sea-cock combos from West Marine.

Now I'm dry as a bone.

As an aside, I have a suction drain in my cockpit floor. I really didn't need the transom drain, and could probably have just sealed it up.

Bill H

[jpclowes]

It sounds like you might have a Laser plug. If you go to APS website, you might be able to see a picture of them to make sure. (www.apsltd.com)