above deck livewell?????

[SeaMaster]

How do you have it hooked up for draining?

If you are talking about how to drain our livewell. There is a piece of PVC that when it is in the hole, that water will fill up to the highet of the pipe. When you pull out the pipe it drains. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[laser]

Since mine will be removable I couldn't figure how to use a hose that large and not get in the way. Is the concern that the heat/sun will cook the bait? Mine will be in some shade. Is yours built into the transom?
Bill

[SeaMaster]

Ours is built in the transom,if your talking about ours. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[joey]

Being in the shade helps,but really the main thing is that the baits get alot of volume of fresh(sea)water to stay healthy and flush out scales and funk left behind by the bait themselves. My well is built into a coffin box in front of the console and everything is plumbed under the deck.I fish my boat with clients all day and may need to carry hundreds of plichards and dozens of hoo's.If you are looking to keep a few baits alive for an afternoon,you may make it with an airator,I would give it a try and if it doesn't workout then go the plumbed route.

[laser]

Thanks for the help and advise. I'm going to try my way and see what happens.
Bill

[jorgeinmiami]

I installed a 17 gallon live well under my leaning post and plummbed it with a 1100 pump which doubles as a washdown and with the overflow thur the transom.

In order to remove it when not fishing I installed 2 water inlets on the deck.
I can now remove the well replace the caps and use my cooler for those long days of drinking.

But the way to go regaudless is to have water flowing so as to keep your bait alive and frisky.

[Gary Hill]

What size hose/fitting did you use, I set mine in front of the transom and have a inlet coming down under the gunnel and plump up a 1 3/4" hose to drain, would like to put this uder the leaning post.

[jorgeinmiami]

Ill take some pics of the set up and post them later

but it works real nice use the live well when i fish cooler when we drink

[riprunner]

We turned the transom fish hold into a livewell. I put a Y-valve onto the the saltwater washdown hose in the transom access hatch and just switch it for either use.

This livewell is pretty small and I will eventually hook something up for a larger in deck well in-front of the console, or something that's portable.

I also agree that having an overflow will keep your baits happier as you constantly have fresh cool water and you overflow the ammonia etc... out of the water, especially with difficult baits like herring.

[laser]

That is what I'm trying to do but could not figure how to plumb an 1 1/4" overflow. I found what appears to be flush deck fittings at Lewis Marine so the cooler will sit level. I'd luv to see some pics!
Bill