Drain Plug with housing black
A kayak drain plug is how you get water out of a hull without turning the whole boat upside down over your head. Pull the plug, tip the stern down, walk away, come back to an empty boat.
What Comes With the Kayak Drain Plug
The plug, the base flange it seats into, and a gasket. Fasteners are not included — it takes four #10 flat-head screws, and on a plastic hull you want those through well nuts.
The base has a moulded recess designed to trap sealant, which is a small detail that makes a real difference: it gives the marine sealant somewhere to key into rather than squeezing out as you tighten.
The Hole a Kayak Drain Plug Needs
• Hull hole: 1"
• Flange outside diameter: about 1-9/16"
• Four #10 flat-head fasteners
Put it at the lowest point of the hull when the boat is stored bow-up on its stern — usually the stern itself, low and centred. Get that wrong and you will always have an inch of water that will not come out.
Check inside before you drill. A bulkhead, a foam pillar or a scupper tube in the way turns a ten-minute job into a repair.
Fitting
Drill the 1" hole with a hole saw, slowly, and deburr both faces. Dry-fit, mark and drill the four screw holes, then bed the flange in marine sealant and fit the gasket. Use bonded sealing washers under the screw heads.
This is one fitting where you want the sealant done properly. A drain plug that leaks is a boat that fills up while you paddle, which is the exact opposite of what you installed it for.
Details
• Kayak drain plug with flange and gasket
• UV-resistant injection-moulded nylon, black
• Requires a 1" hull hole
• Four #10 flat-head fasteners, not included
• Moulded sealant recess in the base
At our Clearwater shop. Bring the boat and we will help you find the right spot.
