Sealing the in-deck "bait well" hatch

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by CaptMick

Sandy,

I think they are made or distributed by Southco. Best pricing I have gotten on Southco stuff is from boat manufacturers. I needed some Southco stuff for a Cape Horn and called them and they said they can sell it and ship it. Owner chose to change hinges out rather than pay the price.

I think it is spelled DZUS. Check this out: http://www.southco.com/landingpages/dzus/

Let me know if you find out anything better.

Mick

Thanks Mick. Papa was far more well versed in ancient civilizations than I.
Dzusunteit,
GFS

[TooFly]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

I cut the well out. You can put some plastic under and over caulk and make a "gasket".

Anyone have good prices for flush mount Zeus fasteners?

I've been debating whether or not to cut the well out completely. I may as well if it's not going to be used. Too bad I didn't do that before I mounted my Airmar thruhull ducer closer to the transom. Forward of the bait well would've been more ideal for the ducer.

I pulled the fiberglass cutout top off the bait well and cleaned everything up as best I could. I'm going to cut the well out when I get home.

Thanks,
Paul

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by TooFly

I've been debating whether or not to cut the well out completely. I may as well if it's not going to be used. Too bad I didn't do that before I mounted my Airmar thruhull ducer closer to the transom. Forward of the bait well would've been more ideal for the ducer.

I pulled the fiberglass cutout top off the bait well and cleaned everything up as best I could. I'm going to cut the well out when I get home.

Thanks,
Paul

Think before you jump. Maybe I could have put pie plates in and saved it.

Maybe I could have thought about a less intrusive solution.

Pie plates?

[TooFly]

Yeah. Pie plates? Huh?

I decided not to cut the well out. I cleaned eveything up, siliconed the dooky out of it and called it a day.

Paul

[chaz]

one year I plugged my live well from the outside and my cockpit would no drain due to lack of pitck with the extra floatation 1978 scepter

[TooFly]

Originally Posted by chaz

one year I plugged my live well from the outside and my cockpit would no drain due to lack of pitck with the extra floatation 1978 scepter

I've got a drain plug on the outside of my bait well, which isn't air tight. But maybe I should give that a try. Even with a Gil bracket, my ride is a little ass heavy.

Paul

[TooFly]

Come to think of it, would there be a floatation benefit, from sealing the bait well, if only it were submerged?

Thanks,
Paul