Got bored today

I was looking for that little somthing extra for keeping bait alive and stole this idea from a fellow feesherman, installed the inverter and 60gal. double outlet air pump underneath the steering console ( not alot of room for a fat man to work under there ) , then ran air line to the front and center of the boat , each air hose has about 6ft. of hose tucked away inside the bow and side of the boat. The Side air line will cover the whole center are of the boat , or the entire back deck. I also added a 2 valve splitter in the line under the seat so i can add another line if i need to , it also allows me to cut the air supply off to the every thing except the bow if i want to.Now all i gota do is pull out the air line and drop the bubble stone in the bucket or cooler.
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You done good, Washington ruinert you!!!:Rofl

Got pretty much the same thing done to my boat. No more C batteries for u now!

Yep, Yikess and I have been running those on our boats for a couple of years. They make a 12 volt model so you don't need the inverter. They make a huge difference!!!

Glad to be through with the batteries, little portable bucket air pumps work good, but we fishing with the big boys and girls now, gota look like we know what we doing.

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Yep, Yikess and I have been running those on our boats for a couple of years. They make a 12 volt model so you don't need the inverter. They make a huge difference!!!

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You lose about 10% (electrical efficiency) by running through the inverter.

Ran it for 8hrs today just for giggles to see what the drain on the battery would be( only used one battery for the test ) , i couldnt even tell it had been running, hooked up the charger and the yellow light stayed on for 3 mins. and went to green, i can live with that since it will be pulling from 2 when on the water.

Why the inverter? They make several 12 volt models, I've been using one for years. Simpler and less junk to go bad on you.

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Ran it for 8hrs today just for giggles to see what the drain on the battery would be( only used one battery for the test ) , i couldnt even tell it had been running, hooked up the charger and the yellow light stayed on for 3 mins. and went to green, i can live with that since it will be pulling from 2 when on the water.

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You can run it for DAYS and not notice it

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cause i already had the stuff to do it that way, gota save minner money anwhere i can

That'll work. One bit of advice: if you move the check valves close to the other end, the pump won't have to work so hard pushing the water out of the lines.

You gonna like the heck out of that. Me and Feesh have the 12 volt models and I just ran both my lines into one for the bucket up front. I have a buddy that has the same system except he got a stone about the size of a snuff can, now it really puts out the bubbles, but I havent been able to find a stone that big.

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You gonna like the heck out of that. Me and Feesh have the 12 volt models and I just ran both my lines into one for the bucket up front. I have a buddy that has the same system except he got a stone about the size of a snuff can, now it really puts out the bubbles, but I havent been able to find a stone that big.

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They got one about 4 riches long at Wally World that does real good

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You gonna like the heck out of that. Me and Feesh have the 12 volt models and I just ran both my lines into one for the bucket up front. I have a buddy that has the same system except he got a stone about the size of a snuff can, now it really puts out the bubbles, but I havent been able to find a stone that big.

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They got them on ebay

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10 4 will have to check em out. Thnx

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That'll work. One bit of advice: if you move the check valves close to the other end, the pump won't have to work so hard pushing the water out of the lines.

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will look into moveing the check valves tomorrow, thanks

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You gonna like the heck out of that. Me and Feesh have the 12 volt models and I just ran both my lines into one for the bucket up front. I have a buddy that has the same system except he got a stone about the size of a snuff can, now it really puts out the bubbles, but I havent been able to find a stone that big.

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Academy - Marine Metal Products 3" Round Airstone

I got one similar to this one, but doesn't have the hole in the center, I think I may have got it at a Gander Mountain?

ETA: Frabill Aqua-Life Aeration Accessory Pack - Gander Mountain

Grizzly Jig has the 3 inch round air stones.