Almost had a heart attack.

[Snookerd]

askipper3-Good to here the motor is kick'in

- Water came in boat and filled up in deck live-well(not sealed).

That live well is a great place to add the extra water weight to sink'em. My old 18 had it sealed on the deck and plugged inside (water could still come up over the lip of the well from below the deck where it's not connected).

[Blue197320]

i have a story for u about the livewells. well as u know that it picks up water while running and then drains into the bilge. well i didnt know that my valve was open. and that the livewell was not plugged. after running about 30 minutes we stop and both of the plugs in my floor drains pop out and water coming pouring in faster than ever. we opened the rear hatches and the entire bilge is full of water up to the floor! well turns out float switch was not able to move because the bilge pump hose was on top of it. always watch the livewell!!!

[askipper3]

My livewell does not drain into the bilge. It picks water up and puts into the well....it fills up and comes over the top of the well...goes out the scuppers. But the lower the waterline( people, weight, etc)....the more water comes in on deck. You can be standing in a foot of water.!