TruPlug by Forespar...

Cathy Monaghan · Post by **Cathy Monaghan** » Mar 24th, '10, 00:09

Hey, have you guys seen this nifty new product?

http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dis ... he-outside

Be sure to watch the video.

Warren Kaplan · Post by **Warren Kaplan** » Mar 24th, '10, 06:12

Cool!! But I never wanna haveta' use it!!

DaveCD28 · Post by **DaveCD28** » Mar 24th, '10, 08:22

Looks like a great idea. I think I'll get a couple myself. But I agree I don't want to have to try it.

I'm sure it's one of those things where if I buy them I'll never use them, but if i don't, at some point I'll wish I had them.

mahalocd36 · Post by **mahalocd36** » Mar 24th, '10, 09:56

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....

Steve Laume · Post by **Steve Laume** » Mar 24th, '10, 20:56

I have no idea what those things cost but you could carry a whole lot of closed cell foam in sheets that would be easier to store, useful for something else and I am sure cheaper.

The Forsepar jobbies do look like they would serve well as kids soccer goals on the beach, Steve.

mgphl52 · Post by **mgphl52** » Mar 25th, '10, 08:17

Steve Laume wrote:I have no idea what those things cost...

MSRP is 19.95, currently on sale at Defender for 13.99.

-michael

Joe Myerson · Post by **Joe Myerson** » Mar 25th, '10, 18:59

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

mahalocd36 · Post by **mahalocd36** » Mar 26th, '10, 08:43

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) ?

Joe Myerson · Post by **Joe Myerson** » Mar 27th, '10, 20:48

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

M. R. Bober · Post by **M. R. Bober** » Mar 29th, '10, 09:24

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

Steve Laume · Post by **Steve Laume** » Mar 29th, '10, 12:27

They would also come in mighty handy for dressing up during first time equator crossings, Steve.

Sea Hunt · Post by **Sea Hunt** » Mar 30th, '10, 09:13

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.

The Cape Dory Board

TruPlug by Forespar...

TruPlug by Forespar...

They do look nifty

Not sure, Melissa

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