Briguy
Since you also have a '78 CC like me I will show you what has worked on my boat over the years. I will be tearing it out of coarse when I go the bracket route in October.
On the Port side on the engine along side the original well I put in a Daytona Plastic "snap out" inspection plate. You could use any one that seals good like Rabud or Armstrong also. Once inside I went "thru Hull" with a bronze scoop and a seacock valve (required by the CG) and a water strainer. Then plummed to a Baitmaster Pro pump and then into the livewell thru it's side wall. The pump also serves as my washdown pump. The scoop thru the hull was sealed with 4200. The scoop in this area is not effected by the trailer bunks or engines. It provides good water flow either at rest or underway at any speed
