20' Livewell

thewalshies · #1 01-19-2006, 11:57 PM

My '69 20' has a livewell under the starbord stern seat. Does anyone know how to get it working? What pump and how to plumb it?

Thanks,

Ikan Besar · #2 01-20-2006, 12:01 AM

free flow, with a screw-in inspection plate cover for when it's not in use.

thewalshies · #3 01-20-2006, 01:22 AM

I think that's the original design, right? Do you use it like that? No pump?

Thanks,

Ikan Besar · #4 01-20-2006, 01:23 PM

Mine got "modified" a bit so I don't use a free-flow system anymore. The "modifications" that were done to mine exceed what most are wanting to do though.

thewalshies · #5 01-20-2006, 01:29 PM

Could you explain what you did?

Ikan Besar · #6 01-20-2006, 04:00 PM

The base of the livewell was raised to floor level. Water enters via a pump, overflow is out the port side of the boat, it drains by pulling a plug and letting the livewell water exit through the scuppers in the transom.

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