Re: Needle in a haystack?

[David Stanton]

Does that missing plug also have the light socket attached the underside of it? On some models made in the late 1950s, the insert that holds the flagpole twists and comes out with the bulb and socket attached for bulb replacement – two wires follow it out. If it is made that way, you can always cobble a socket in from the underside and make a plug for the hole. Getting an aged chrome match on a plug will be difficult, perhaps it could be painted a satin or flat black to contrast the chrome. It looks like a black ring around the hole anyway. It looks like an old Crestliner boat drain plug may screw right in – they had those fine threads. Note the early 1950s Crestliner drain plugs were slightly smaller diameter than the later ones, so there are two sizes out there.
Dave