livewell question

Miles Offshore · #1 05-10-2002, 03:31 PM

I have found the 150 gallon igloo (49$walmart)up forward works best for me for croakers, spots etc. Does not work well for bunker. For minnows I just use a minnow keeper. (ALthough i lose one every once in a while forgetting its tied off overboard. Craig- who believes in the K.I.S.S. theory

Blackwater21 · #2 05-28-2002, 02:09 AM

I fiberglassed over mine and closed it off. I now have two above deck live wells.

Dan · #3 05-29-2002, 11:07 PM

Thanks for the replies. I had a set up very similar to the other tom in my Dad's Seacraft but it didn't work to my satisfaction. The pump would pump water in faster than it would drain out causing the well to overfill onto the deck. A timer probably would have helped but I was young and didn't think of that. My solution at the time was to run a 2nd pump parallel to have the inflow and outflow at the same rate. I am sure if I put some thought in to it I could make it work like Tom's. However, like Craig I am a firm believer in the K.I.S.S. philosophy. I am going to keep an aerator below deck for small stuff or if I want to keep a few spots/croakers for just in case situations. I am going to get a 30-40 gal oval livewell to keep above deck for the more serious livebait trips. I'll run a "T" off the inlet for the washdown pump, connect that to a livewell pump, and run the outflow over the splashwell. No additional holes to drill. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Dan

Reel Smoker · #4 06-06-2002, 12:44 AM

When I replaced the transom I got rid of the original well and put in an above the deck live well ,It works great. I ran the over flow out the sides I was told its not a good idea to run any holes thru the transon because of rotting problems down the line. Also ran the drain holes for the side compartments out the sides this was 1 of the reasons the transom went bad.Put in a plugged hole inthe bottom of the well that way when you want to drain just pull the plug and out the side it goes.I got the idea from the 31 Contenders how they have the livewells in the transom. I,m still working on the pictures I gave up once before tryng to get them posted.