Original Baitwell

[csurf]

So being new to this boat I discovered today that there was/is a factory bait well. I noticed the hatch when I bought it but didn't realize what it was since is was screwed and siliconed shut. Today I decided to pop the hatch and found a massive peace of foam inside. Noticing the sides where gelcoat so I deduced it must me a bait well that somebody sealed up. Checking out the specs on the boat from the other section of this site, sure enough that's what it was/is. I'm the first fisherman that has owned this boat so I was not that surprised that it was dormant. Prior to me the boat was mostly used as transportation back and forth to Fire Island.

Since I got the boat I've been scratching my head on how to do a live well and as it turns out it's been there all along. My question is does anybody have any experience operating it? I'm sure it's position is less than ideal being so far aft. But it's there and the boat needs to function as is for a few seasons at least. Any plumbing recommendations? Any insight would be most appreciated.