Thread: Updating and Upgrading My Skeeter F-80 Strada

Originally Posted by Rojo

I pulled one of the deck drain grates and looked inside to find the Bow Livewell Drain Hose laying in the bottom of the Hull.



I can get one arm in the existing hole and after surveying the Livewell Access Hatch opening in the deck I do not think I want to try tom hold water in the bow Livewell. I think it would rot a very solid deck over time. I will use the Bow Livewell for easy tackle storage. What a surprise, the bilge pump would never keep up with a 1-1/8ID hose wide open like this.

I agree that access to the fittings on the front livewell sucks on these boats. If I have an issue with the front livewell where I need to cut access panels or lift the cap, I might as well plug it up front and the transom and switch to using only the rear livewell. When I checked the deck on mine when I replaced the lower deck carpet on mine 3 years ago, it was still pretty solid, despite some water spilling and rinsing/washing after fishing, since I also run fans to dry out the deck and carpet after use.