hammerhead livewell drain

[Capt Matt]

Anyone know what size drain plug a hammerhead livewell takes?
 I lost my plug today and raced to worst marine and bought a 11/2" inch which was too big. Its gotta be 11/8" or 11/4" just want to know for sure so I can order a few online.
Thanks
Capt Matt

[CaptSteveBetz]

Tommy used some off the wall 90 degree drains that are hard to find plugs for on some of his live wells. Jim Lemke has the same issue.
I assembled my well myself and made sure I used a 90 degree I could get drain plugs for no problem.

I will be talking to Jim this morning and ask him where he got his plug from.

[fitz73222]

FYI,

You can make your own using an expandable freeze plug from the auto parts store. They usually come in 1/8 increments starting at 3/4 diameter. Take off and discard the zinc plated hardware and install the brass or stainless hardware from a standard drainplug. It works and you make a bunch of them pretty inexpensively for spares. I just save my old drainplugs for the donor hardware.

[Group W Bench]

Matt,

I think most are rigged with 1 1/2 inch drains. TH Marine makes the plugs that fit well. I can order a couple for you to see if they work. I can mail them to you or send the with one of the Tampa Bay guys heading your way in 2 weekends.

Sorry, reread your post and saw that 1 1/2 plugs won't work. I can try sending 1 1/8 plugs instead. I have never seen the 1 1/4. This is the one with the standpipe?

[Capt Matt]

It has no stand pipe but one could be used. I'm using a 11/4" brass bilge plug right now till I find the right rubber plug
Capt Matt