Plumbing my livewell

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TO GET WATER INTO THE WELL YOU COULD GO WITH DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL AND USING A SCOOP FACING FORWARD WITH THE BRASS CUT OFF VALVE AND A RULE 500 GAL PER HR LIVE BAIT PUMP ATTACHED TO IT AND THEN RUN THE HOSE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE WELL FOR YOUR FRESH WATER COMING INTO THE TANK.
THE WATER GOING OUT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. I REMOVED THAT LIVE WELL ON MY 76 AND BUILT A NEW ONE WHERE THE NEWER 23’ HAVE THEIRS ABOUT 2’ IN FRONT OF THE TRANSOM. YOUR WELL “IS NOT ATTACHED” TO THE TRANSOM THUS IF YOU DRILL A HOLE THROUGH THE TRANSOM AND THEN THE TANK THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFE FROM LEAKING THINK AGAIN ON MINE THERE WAS ABOUT A ¼” TO ½” GAP PLENTY OF ROOM FOR LOTS OF WATER TO GO INTO THE BILGE THAT COULD SINK THE BOAT WHEN YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT. IF YOU COULD CUT A 2” WHOLE IN THE UPPER SIDE OF THE TANK USE PROPER HOSE AND FITTINGS AND THEN GO THROUGH THE LOWER TRANSOM USING BRASS FITTING YOU WOULD HAVE THAT SOLVED. AS FOR THE DRAIN IF YOU REVERSED THE PLUG TO DRAIN YOUR TANK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOAT INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE INSIDE BACK OF THE WELL YOU GOT IT.
HOPE THAT HELPS
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