TruPlug by Forespar...
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- Cathy Monaghan
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TruPlug by Forespar...
Hey, have you guys seen this nifty new product?
http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dis ... he-outside
Be sure to watch the video.
http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dis ... he-outside
Be sure to watch the video.
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Actually it might be able to help with servicing seacocks in the water. I've never actually done it but saw Dean do it - it wasn't a huge amount of water that came in, but this would stop the water influx better than rags would....
Melissa Abato
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Steve Laume wrote:I have no idea what those things cost...
![Image](http://www.defender.com/images/551526.jpg)
MSRP is 19.95, currently on sale at Defender for 13.99.
-michael
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2012 FLSTC Heritage Classic
Niceville FL
+30° 30' 24.60", -86° 26' 32.10"
"Just because it worked, doesn't mean it works." -me
No shirt + No shorts = No problem!
s/v KAYLA CD28 #318
2012 FLSTC Heritage Classic
Niceville FL
+30° 30' 24.60", -86° 26' 32.10"
"Just because it worked, doesn't mean it works." -me
No shirt + No shorts = No problem!
- Joe Myerson
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They do look nifty
I saw the product in the flesh (or plastic) at the recent hands-on survival-at-sea seminar at LRSE (Life Raft Survival Equipment) in Tiverton, RI.
It looked great, and I plan to buy a couple.
--Joe
It looked great, and I plan to buy a couple.
--Joe
Former Commodore, CDSOA
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
- mahalocd36
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Joe, did you get a feel for how easy it would be to pull them out of a hole (say a seacock you were using as a temporary plug) ?
Melissa Abato
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Not sure, Melissa
Sorry, Melissa. I was thinking more about how easy they would be to insert and how likely they would be to stay.
They would certainly fit more easily into an opening than a wooden plug.
--Joe
They would certainly fit more easily into an opening than a wooden plug.
--Joe
Former Commodore, CDSOA
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
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Other uses
And when the boat is on the hard, you can use them on the parking lot to establish a slalom course for skateboarders. Remarkably useful.
Mitchell Bober
Sunny Lancaster (where utility is the essence of contingency planning), VA
Mitchell Bober
Sunny Lancaster (where utility is the essence of contingency planning), VA
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- Sea Hunt
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What a "coinkidink"
The April 2010 issue of Practical Sailor has a one-half page article on the TruPlug. I would be happy to xerox and mail a copy to anyone who wants . . . . . . . . . . . oh wait, I seem to recall some arcane discussion of the illegality (is that a word
) of doing that.
Practical Sailor seems to recommend the TruPlug (versatile, compressible, easy to cut to size, etc.) but also recommends keeping various sized wood plugs hanging from each seacock, thru-hull, etc.
I'm off to S/V Tadpole. Some maintenance and prep work and, weather permitting, some sailing.![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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The April 2010 issue of Practical Sailor has a one-half page article on the TruPlug. I would be happy to xerox and mail a copy to anyone who wants . . . . . . . . . . . oh wait, I seem to recall some arcane discussion of the illegality (is that a word
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Practical Sailor seems to recommend the TruPlug (versatile, compressible, easy to cut to size, etc.) but also recommends keeping various sized wood plugs hanging from each seacock, thru-hull, etc.
I'm off to S/V Tadpole. Some maintenance and prep work and, weather permitting, some sailing.
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Fair winds,
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097