Motor Well brass Drain tubes. How do you compress them?

[sfc2113]

Arg!! :x I bought 2 new brass drains tubes, Mine are worn, cracked
one of flares fell out this weekend exposing the wood behind the geloat.
I tried using a ball peen hammer but destroyed one. had to cut it back out as I also forgot to seal the hole with 5200, good thing too. How the heck do you flare the other end of these, I cannot find any tool to do it. Ball Peen Hammer dont work well at all. Does anyone know where I can get a device that can press and flare this or is there an easier product to use other than the brass tubes?? Need to get this done as i want to get it back in the water and am affraid some may have already soaked the transom. I was in the water for about 8 hours Sat do you think I have done any damage to the transom?

 

[seasick]

Flaring tools for tubing used to be popular with plumbers and car repair persons but the maximum size was rather small. I don't know what your pipe diameter is.
If you know somebody with a lathe, it is possible to flare the ends of soft metals while they are spinning on a lathe. The metal is not cut like a wood turning, it is kind of burnished with a tool that doesn't have a sharp edge. The heat and pressure of the tool causes the metal tube to flare.

 

[freddy063]

there is a tool, it's have a bolt that when tighten flars the tube. this one is for 1" think you need 1.25", but this is what your looking for. Mybe you can make one.
http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/4,6791.html

found this one

http://www.supplies4boats.com/marine_ha ... 01361.html

 

[Workdog]

sfc,
Where did you buy the tubes from. I can't find any at the usual hardware places. What size did you go with? I measured about 1 1/8" on my Gulfstream. Is it actually 1 1/4"?

 

[freddy063]

http://www.supplies4boats.com/marine_ha ... index.html
tubes and tools on this link.

 

[Tuna Man]

Sorry for the late reply but I just found this link from a while back that may help a little.

http://www.greatgrady.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

 

[sfc2113]

http://www.supplies4boats.com/marine_hardware_and_cleats/moeller_marine_products/index.html
tubes and tools on this link.

 

[sfc2113]

sfc,
Where did you buy the tubes from. I can't find any at the usual hardware places. What size did you go with? I measured about 1 1/8" on my Gulfstream. Is it actually 1 1/4"?

I got them from a local marine store, They are just 1" tubes on the overnighter.

 

[cdwood]

tubes

Try your local marina, mine let me borrow the tool. Even if they ask for a deposit your still ahead of the game. How many time you gonna need this?

 

[sfc2113]

Re: tubes

Try your local marina, mine let me borrow the tool. Even if they ask for a deposit your still ahead of the game. How many time you gonna need this?

Thanks for all the help Everyone, tried 4 local marinas, no luck, One wanted $200.00 to do it for me????
I left that place laughing.... But finnaly found one in a new marine supply store in Waretown, $25.00 1" in press. If you need to borrow it let me know, I wont charge ya :wink: much. Worst thing about this job is the prevous owner ran the ducer cable thru the drain hole.... :x :x Now I have to spend 2 hours pulling the cable on the starbord side.

 

[sfc2113]

Question, What should I use as a sealant 5200? or is that to strong and shoud I use rubber O rings?

 

[cdwood]

When I did my transom, I epoxied pvc tubes in there. I think that will last longer than the brass.

 

[sfc2113]

but do I use epoxy? or 5200 sealant?

 

[cdwood]

Why not seal the wood with epoxy and then 5200 for the brass.