TIL boats have buttholes
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hidden_splendor@lemmy.world 6 days agoThis is a butt plug for a boat. When you trailer the boat, you pull it out to drain water out of the bildge.
NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
shalafi@lemmy.world 6 days ago
They ALL do! I have 5 kayaks, 1 giant canoe and a 10’ flat bottom. They all have a drain plug of some sort.
Within seconds of shoving off into the swamp last spring when I noticed the missing plug. Trick here is, the canoe takes a minute to flood and I would have been well away from shore before noticing. Also, the monster LIPO4 battery and trolling motor would have took us to Dave Jone’s locker with the quickness. Can’t imagine how I could have got that gear back, but at least the water’s clear!
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Bilge?
BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 days ago
Water that seeps into the open space at the bottom of a boat/ship.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Right, I know “bilge,” but they wrote “bildge.”
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 6 days ago
boat bung
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
dbidldge
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Get ready for a mass influx of upvotes. I’m honored to be the first.
PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 6 days ago
Boss mode ! Thanks
Saleh@feddit.org 6 days ago
Now that we know, why the hell isn’t it on a chain right next to where it belongs`We have figured that much out for the bath-plug ffs.
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Probably due to the drain being on the back of the boat towards the bottom. Bath tubs don’t get towed on a trailer at 60 mph.
alekwithak@lemmy.world 6 days ago
No but RVs and Campers do and they keep the drain plugs attached via plastic.
Saleh@feddit.org 6 days ago
Just plug it back in when transporting.