Re: in deck baitwell on 20 footer
 

The gulfstream is tight here, so live bait is king. I didn`t want to go thru a stringer and was stumped. George said cut out the well. Huh? Oh ok. I can get to anything in a jif now.
I can hold many pounds of prisoners now. Watch the intake flow as the clamshell can ram enough while runnin to overcome the drain. An adjustable intake nozzle is a good idea.
I can also slide my chair forward and the controls fall to hand. I never have to stand , which works great for me. Mock it up over and over to avoid mistakes. I also mounted the shorty on semi permanent pads for removal and console access. :D
gfs

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U run that drain out of origanal in deck bait tank drain thruhull?If so I'm gonna have to make one cause my in floor tank was never plumed just had a drain in the bottom on the aft side.I'm guessing that Im gonna have to put in a truhull like gfs did just below waterline to keep the tank dry when not using.If I install it above the waterline or above the level that the bottom of the tank sets in the skiff will it just drain to that level?Also it seems pretty hard to find another way to keep it draining downhill than to install below wl drain.I know this is silly but damn I have always hated cutting holes in a boat.Current setup is one 700gph not atuomatic bilge punp mounted on a homemade I guess (my uncle gave it to me) bracket.No its not a snap on rule one.

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I too am not a fan of drilling holes in a perfectly good boat, but I have to say I love it. I can sit in my bilge and work on anything. I also found a slight top layer delam on my port stringer, which I never would have known about. Was a little damp. Now dry and solid.
gfs

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Yeah im interested to see what mines looking like its been about 5 years since ive had the tank cover off.Cutting that box out will let me see even more.

Re: in deck baitwell on 20 footer
 

Large bronze thru hull for running drain. I also have a small end of day drain in the well. Drains to scuppers.


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gfs

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Dang!

How she looks now. Be careful mocking up the lines and thru deck fittings. Also be aware of space restrictions so 2 people can cross behind it. Not much room back there so spend many hours imagineering.
gfs

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looks good man.I took out the old console when I painted mine put in a smaller one and moved it foward a bit to give more room aft.Space will probably still be an issue though cause ive got a hand me down 35 gallon livewell sitting in the stern and it gets tight with 2 people back there now.

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I just took the in deck baitwell out of my boat. Have you done it yet? The center stringer (glassed 2x4) is just there to make the keel of the boat ridgid and to support the baitwell, gas tank, and front fish box/dry box. The entire liner of the boat in attached to the hull/stringers with resin putty. The putty is very britle and pops right off when chipped with a hammer or chisel. The baitwell in my boat was stuck down with resin putty to the hull not the center stringer. It sounds like you have it pretty much figured out now but I thought I would throw in a few bits of info that I had found.

Re: in deck baitwell on 20 footer
 

hey Adam hows it going.No I havent taken it out yet but I'm probably gonna do it after duck season.To much gonning on in the fall outdoors, work and gonna be a dad this spring.Can you get camo daipers(how do you spell that) for turkey season? :D

Re: in deck baitwell on 20 footer
 

Congrats on the baby! I have a 14 month old boy. You can cut all the way around the baitwell(just below where the lid sits) lip and then cut it in half. Then pop it right out. Then take it out in two pieces. Leave the lip so you can glass in your plywood and intall your hatch. That will be so nice to get into your bilge. I'm not sure if thats what you are talking about doing exactly. I am going to put in a box under my floor where the baitwell was but its going to be way bigger. I was thinking I could put my battery cut off and maybe even my batteries in it. That should free up some space in my console. I think I am going to put the baitwell in the seat on the front of my console, and a fishbox in the full transom. I'm still worried about to much weight in the stern. Anyway give me a shout when you do the baitwell and I will come take a look at it. I want to see your boat anyway.