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Old 12-28-2012, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by sidelock View Post
... if the vertical tube ( which I assume you disconnect from the elbow when you want to drain the bait well ) somehow gets loose/disconnected while the boat is @ rest & the float switch/pump for the bait well fails, would'nt that potentially sink the boat ?
If the boat is empty at the dock, the water in the well rises to just below the deck. If the boat is loaded with gear and crew, and the pump is off, you get wet feet in the back of the boat. Since the deck is sealed, the overflow doesn't go into the bilge.


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...or do you have a shut off connected to the vertical tube like you have on the clam shell tube?
No shut off. If I want to stop the water coming in, I pull the tube and replace it with a plug.

Dave
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