The way I have to look at it is based on being on the hard from October to May. If I was in the water like Josh 11/12 months or Bob 12/12, I wouldn’t even look at it. It wouldn’t make sense to me either and simply is not required. If you have ever checked on your boat and found water just under the floor boards or quite possibly just over the floor boards frozen solid you would understand why I have no problem properly installing one. It’s just peace of mind. I think this hull penetration is much less a risk than the others. Just count for yourself how many hull penetrations you have when you include instruments, stuffing box and traditional thru hulls. I believe stock I have 9 “holes” and the garboard plug is 10. It’s really a different mindset based on a northern climate. Anyway glad I finally did it after 20 years so we can travel where it’s warm without worry, that was the point of my original post lol. Len
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