Ebespacher exhaust bung

[Plan_B]

We have a rubber plug for stuffing in the exhaust skin fitting when at sea. Makes sense I guess, as the outlet is actually higher than the burner.

This plug is shot to bits and needs replacing. I've tried the agents,who say they've never heard of it before, a homebrew shop - the have them but demi-john size not wine bottle size, and the local hospital Pathology Dept - they don't use them anymore and the old ones they had were too small.

I've seen them fitted on one or two other vessels so its not a one-off.

Any ideas guys?

Regards

DD

 

[Aja]

Champagne cork. if you can't stretch to the real stuff a bottle of Cava will do.

Perfect fit.
Donald

 

[Plan_B]

Had wondered - got a bottle on board for special occasions - maybe this is it !!

DD

 

[smb]

What about one of those bungs used to plug the drain hole of a dinghy?

We use one that came with a screw through the centre. Push it in the hole, tighten the screw and the diameter increases to hold it in place.

Save the bubbly for another day.


Steve

 

[simon_sluggett]

your exhaust should have a swan neck which should rise sufficiantly above the exhaust outlet level to stop water reaching the heater anyway. The only danger of using a bung is remembering to remove it when firing up the eber thus avoiding fatal exhaust fume poisoning.

 

[mikejames]

Saw somebody with one of those wooden plugs used for blocking off seacocks jammed in their heater exhaust. As it was on a 'classic' boat with an extremely overhanging transom it must have been a bit of fight to hang over and jam it in.
My thought was actually ' I wonder what happens if they forget or dont know someone put a bung is in the heater exhaust'