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WB you may want to keep an eye out for this.
I found out why my livewells don't work---no operatin valves--yep thats right--some gewber who owned the boat before my dad hooked the livewells straight from the lake to the pump to the livewell--nothing in between--now I have to buy valves and a new control switchbangheadbangheadbanghead
Most expensive FREE (GOOD CONDITION) boat I've ever had:Doh:
that's usually the worst kind
What is this "livewell" of which you speak and what is it used for? :)
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/livewell-builder
Might as well do it right while you're at it.
I don't have any "valves" on my live well except for sprayer bar for control. I rebuilt the whole thing and it works great. if you want me to I will come look at it and we will get it right.!!!!
He right. Ya really don't have to have a valve for fun fishing. Just a way to hold and drain water. If your gonna tournament fish, ya prolly gonna want one so you can recirc in hot weather. If you go with valves, don't skimp. Go with flow rite. They are very good.
Wannabe...
Thanks you both--yep I've been looking at flow rite for a while-which is what ima gona go wit--right now all I really need is the valves (mainly wantn to keep water out until I need it) my cables and original controls are good-will replace hoses as I had to cut all of them to get the pumps out. But I prolly will go with a recirc pump to add that feature--which Gator I'll need yo help to wire them in. Thats the only prolem---everything I do I have to do 2. Thats the crap of it--if the old owner hadn't taken out the valves completely I could rebuild them--oh well:)
Without a valve how did you let the water out?
Funny you should ask--I got two ways--1 start er up and run 60mph--2 pull the plug from the drain in the livewell
To fill--just put the boat in the water:D
well looks like aprox $232.14 to totally redo the livewells (first go around)
My astro came with no valves. Really hasn't been a problem at all for me...
Live well fills when i launch. I put the plug in at the bottom turn on aerator and it fills to top. I then just run the pump and the excess flows out the overeflow.
Simple is always better.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackWidow
I guess mine is really the old school setup.... I have a plug, like you but in the back of boat, to keep water in the live well. it goes inside the live well at the base of the overflow pipe. I have two pumps... 1) pumps water in from the lake... 2) is a recirculation pump, it pumps water from one end of the live well to the spray bar on the other end. I also have a 12v air pump that adds oxygen to both the live well and my minner bucket. I added both the recirculation pump and the air pump.. So WB I think I'm ready for tournament fishin and fun fishin.... do you?
Sounds like you got it down Gator.
That's exactly how mine works now. I really don't like having the water in it when I don't need it and I hate using the plugs==for some reason the drain hole is an odd size--I have to modify every plug i've used.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackWidow
I do like yo set it--it is a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by mtbdave3
On the plus side--it did fix the lw control cables today--they work smooth as butter (just notin to hook up to yet)