I believe someone here suggested Magnets, which at the time I thought wouldn’t connect through that thickness, but I tried with a pair of very strong magnets at the point that I wanted, but didn’t think I could B/C of where I thought the lead would be, and voila, the outside magnet stuck to the Inside Magnet!
Which means, of course, that you can drill from the outside and not be taking a blind chance. However, I never left my mast up, so I never actually installed a garboard drain. On another note, just looked at a friend’s C&C 36 that has a garboard plug, and in spite of this, had a section of lead blow out over the winter down in the keel bolt. I have no idea how that much water (or any!) could have gotten down into where the keel bolt is embedded into the keel. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Len Mitchell via CnC-List Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 7:21 PM To: CNC List Cc: Len Mitchell Subject: Stus-List Garboard plug 37/40 Has anyone with a 37/40 installed a bilge drain for winter? I am interested in knowing the thickness of the keel stub before I start drilling. It looks like it’s about one inch but its really hard to tell. The bilge is deep and maybe 3-4 inches wide so a pilot hole is going to be a significant challenge. Len Mitchell Crazy Legs 1989 37+ Midland On. Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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