1964 Alcort bailer
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supercub
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Dave,
You might try Howard Picard at AMFBoatParts (http://www.geocities.com/amfboats/) to get some older parts. Send him an E-mail and ask. A cheap Bailer Screw-In Plug is a plastic plug for a "stock tank" (cattle/horse water tank, either galvanized or plastic) from your local hardware or farm supply store. At less than 50 cents apiece, they work. A regular plumbing plug is tapered, a stock tank plug is not and may be a little harder to find. The ones I am familiar with are red and it should come with a rubber washer installed just under the top to seal when closed.If the plug you get is hollow, you can drill a couple of 1/4" holes near the top, below the washer, for the bailer to work with out removing the plug completelty. The ball is best obtained from a dealer (you can use the bailer with out the ball as long as you close the bailer when going slow or stopped). I found that the rubber washer that comes with the ball is just a bit too small to work with the old style bailers, so I just leave it out. The ball will seal against the bottom of the plug well enough to stop water from rushing in (it may still seep).
You might try Howard Picard at AMFBoatParts (http://www.geocities.com/amfboats/) to get some older parts. Send him an E-mail and ask. A cheap Bailer Screw-In Plug is a plastic plug for a "stock tank" (cattle/horse water tank, either galvanized or plastic) from your local hardware or farm supply store. At less than 50 cents apiece, they work. A regular plumbing plug is tapered, a stock tank plug is not and may be a little harder to find. The ones I am familiar with are red and it should come with a rubber washer installed just under the top to seal when closed.If the plug you get is hollow, you can drill a couple of 1/4" holes near the top, below the washer, for the bailer to work with out removing the plug completelty. The ball is best obtained from a dealer (you can use the bailer with out the ball as long as you close the bailer when going slow or stopped). I found that the rubber washer that comes with the ball is just a bit too small to work with the old style bailers, so I just leave it out. The ball will seal against the bottom of the plug well enough to stop water from rushing in (it may still seep).
Strumy
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ive got one of the real bailer caps if you want it. i sent you an email also