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I have a 1984 Montauk in good shape. The drain tubes looked fine. I decided to replace them anyway. This is a good choice because the o rings are dried and compress and allowed moisture in the holes through the transom. I washed the boat over the weekend and this is the only water the boat has seen since Sept 06 so I know the moisture is from this. The wood is solid and not soft and wet.
I just thought I'd share.
Replace the drain tubes.

Pete

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Good point. I guess we can't expect the o-rings to retain their elasticity for 20+ years. It's on my list of to-do's.

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I used a pair of wire clippers (not tin snippers) to grab the lip of the tube and pulled it away from the hull without touching the gel coat. I then straightened the lip out with pliers and pushed the tube through. I avoided this task because I thought it would be difficult. I was easy and took 20 minutes to pull all 4 tubes.

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where did you find the replacement drain tubes? what else did you have to do? adhesives or sealants or anything?
Thanks

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nevermind, i found the drain tube replacement instructions (link below). a better question would be did you follow the posted instructions? any suggestions beyond those instructions?

http://www.whalercentral.com/readarti...icle_id=42

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I will follow the instructions posted in the link. I need to wait and let the areas dry. I also need to touch up some gelcoat around some of the holes before I replace the tubes.
FYI for the longer tubes I will use a 2" long female threaded coupler which will extend the flaring tool bolt with a 12 inch threaded rod. I picked up the 12" rod and the coupler in my local hardware store. No cutting a long rod and messing with threads.

Pete