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Those are nice. I'd put a little silicone grease on the threads of the shaft. It will keep things clean if the grease touches something in storage and keep the threads from not working when the s#%t hit's the fan.



The proper term for these is "Damage Control Plugs".

This is what the norm is.

 

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keep some stored in the boat in case of an emergency or hose seperation.

That's what he's doing guy's. He just showed a pix so you could see them, not leaving them in, or at least I hope so.

 

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ALLWAYS INSTALL WITH 3M 5200!

Sorry, but the most overused and misused product out there.



4200 Fast will work just fine and the fitting will be able to be changed out without pulling gellcoat off the hull years down the road.