Soft wood bungs
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AntarcticPilot
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No, it was done to a quote, which seemed reasonable. I don't think the bungs either added to or detracted from the cost; they were just "good practice".
chewi
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I thought that until I pulled the log spinner to clean it and the hull fitting snapped off at the hull.
I was very glad of the bungs I inherited with the boat.
In 56 years I have never had a fatal accident... so they can't happen can they?
pvb
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Why did it snap off? Corrosion? Undue force?
chewi
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certailnly not undue force on my part, but the NASA target log was already fitted to the boat I bought.
It was plastic, and had been sealed in with (probably) sikaflex, which I always thought was the ultimate sealant for boats.
I researched it later and found that the "mastic sealant" recommended by NASA should be a silicon type, not an oil based type as they apparently embrittle the plastic.
Another boat in the same small club had the same problem, but that snapped off ashore.
I wonder how many plastic skin fittings there are out there fitted with sikaflex., waiting to fall off.
Chalker
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But what size bung should be attached/near the seacock?
Fits the hose tail?
Fits a broken seacock?
Fits the hole the seacock should be filling?
That's three different sizes
Never had a straight answer, even from those who specify the requirement!
Fits the hose tail?
Fits a broken seacock?
Fits the hole the seacock should be filling?
That's three different sizes
Never had a straight answer, even from those who specify the requirement!
Mike k
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I have the big red rubber cone thing identified here and a set of wooden bungs- all stored in my emergency locker.
Btw the article is quite complimentary about potatoes- just think about the weight of a sack o spuds!!
pvb
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Ah, Nasa.
Rigger Mortice
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If it's gone at the hose tail then the cock will presumably still be functioning.
One bung should be able to fit both the other options.
......I think!
Fantasie 19
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I bet you're glad you asked now....
You could try a brewing supplier?? This is an American site but I assume UK suppliers would sell as well? http://www.eckraus.com/search?q=bung
prv
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If you're looking to the beer world, then you may find it useful to know that the large bung in the top of the cask is called a shive, and the smaller one in the end is called the keystone.
Not sure either of them are really the right shape for sealing seacocks though. And both are designed to have part of the middle punched out, to fit the spile (in the shive) or the tap (in the keystone).
Pete
chewi
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Why so? A lot of water will get in while you get a bung from elsewhere, if you can find it.
Hydrozoan
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Quite. I tie mine to the seacocks as it seems sensible not to be potentially scratching about looking for the right one were the worst to happen. I cannot help regarding packs - mine came that way, too (and I seem vaguely to remember buying two packs to get enough of the right sizes).
But all this debate about tying them may be missing the point - the OP wrote that he intended tying them by his 'various seacooks', upon which novel approach no one has commented ;-)
Joking apart, a meat tenderizer could at least double up as the mallet kept to hand, which nobody seems to have mentioned ...
But all this debate about tying them may be missing the point - the OP wrote that he intended tying them by his 'various seacooks', upon which novel approach no one has commented ;-)
Joking apart, a meat tenderizer could at least double up as the mallet kept to hand, which nobody seems to have mentioned ...
oldbilbo
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Out of idle interest....
Piper Maris or King Edward? Perhaps a follow-on from the 'anchor wars'....
I can just see it now.... Halfway across to Ireland, a hefty bump on the waterline and an alarming gurgling sound. "Quick, wife! Hand me that big potato I've been saving!" "Er, can't. You had it with cheese for tea last night....."
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Martin_J
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so if the spud has been eaten, then it's down to the hock of ham (since the rest of the crew are still arguing about what size bungs to buy and where to store them...)
Argument now ensues.. You want the hock of ham to bung the hole and the ship's cook wants the hock of ham for supper tomorrow night..
If you put it in the hole, the fish get supper.. What next!
Argument now ensues.. You want the hock of ham to bung the hole and the ship's cook wants the hock of ham for supper tomorrow night..
If you put it in the hole, the fish get supper.. What next!
Martin_J
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In the same vain..
Who has a plan, clearly displayed (or available) on board showing the locations of all thru-hulls, whether above or below the waterline.. It's another useful card and only takes a short while to make..
Oh and if you have seacocks under floorboards, in cupboards or behind seat cushions.. Who has bright labels clearly visible showing which things to lift/open/move and then in which direction to look..? Another ten mins winter job!
You can see now what has been on my task list this last winter...
Who has a plan, clearly displayed (or available) on board showing the locations of all thru-hulls, whether above or below the waterline.. It's another useful card and only takes a short while to make..
Oh and if you have seacocks under floorboards, in cupboards or behind seat cushions.. Who has bright labels clearly visible showing which things to lift/open/move and then in which direction to look..? Another ten mins winter job!
You can see now what has been on my task list this last winter...
maby
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I have to say that I'm very sceptical about the chances of doing anything useful with a bung on my boat - most of the seacocks are in such inaccessible places that I would be very hard pressed to get any useful swing with a hammer - for several of them I can barely reach to close them let alone take a swing! I have a pack of bungs hanging on a hook in the heads - easily accessible and close to most of the seacocks.
prv
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Don't have bright labels, but I've just cut a hole (with dinky little trapdoor flap) in the bottom of the heads locker to give access to the intake seacock.
Pete
LittleSister
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Run out of pressing tasks, then? ;-)
PabloPicasso
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Wow. As the OP I'm amazed at the interest! Delighted even. So the answer seems to be whittle my own?
I always thought multi packs of most things were a conn. but that's another thread
I always thought multi packs of most things were a conn. but that's another thread
