easy drain

[swankster]

I'm thinking of replacing my 1" manifold plugs on my 450 to these to make it easier to drain. I am not going to do a full winterization as we plan on a several winter runs. Does anyone know of a reason why this wouldn't work or have a better solution? My guess is I will have to take off the handle to install them and then put the handle back on.

[jonsquatch]

Any plastic seals or bushings in there that can't take the heat? Would make me nervous in that situation but if the heat rating is high enough (shouldn't be a problem with the pressure) it should work. With the vibration and impact of boat life and what not my first thought is I would want to put a plug in the outlet but that just defeated the purpose of adding it... Maybe run a hose down to the drain and put a cap on the end of it just for safety reasons but still make it easy to do from one place?

[shawndoggy]

Indmar uses a crossover hose between the manifolds. So there's a hose barb in each manifold, and then a hose that runs between the two barbs. In the middle of the hose there's a threaded connection (sorta like a garden hose, but nicer) that you unscrew and it drains both at the same time.