Today we're installing a Flowrite brand remote drain plug in my z18. I'll go through all the tools you need and each step of the process. Super easy upgrade you can make to your boat!
Definitely seems like a great investment to my 05 skeeter I just bought this winter. Seems like it would add less bending/crouching behind the behind to hand tighten a plug.
I used the 8ft option and I had enough room to go from the drain to the shifter side of the driver seat. If you went with 10ft you could put a coil in it to take up the slack without any problems
No unfortunately - the cable runs behind the plug back to the switch... if the plug was inserted from the inside, the cable would have to run outside the boat
It should, but it depends on type of drain hole you have - some aluminum boats are meant to be plugged from the inside, and they don't have a perfectly circular opening on the outside. As long as the plastic housing on the remote drain plug will make a water-tight seal on your boat, then yes it will work.
Flow-rite makes a good product - they’re used by lots of boat brands. I’ve had zero issues with mine. You probably have a Flow-rite valve in your live-well actually
This is the one I bought - definitely make sure to measure on your boat though to make sure you buy one with the right size cable Flow-Rite Controls MPA-RDP-008 Remote Drain Plug W a.co/d/jfxPeKl
@@Everydayfishing Found that the cable is not the problem BUT the original drain plug hole is bigger than the remote drain plug..Had to make adapter with 1/4in lexan.
I just came across this video online ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qdqaKmMygjw.html and immediately remember the video you made on this. Would you have use something like this instead of having to drill the bigger size hole by the driver seat? Just curious your thought on this? I want a remote drain plug and this seems less intrusive of a design in mounting it
Yeah that corner bracket is super nice! I like that idea. Definitely saves you from making a bigger hole. Not quite as accessible... have to open the compartment at the ramp, but that's the only downside I can see.
