Its alive!!! well - Page 2

Angel · #16 23-01-2005, 07:47 AM

I actually quite liked having the well in this position, it didnt seem to get in the way as much as i thought it would so i am very pleased. It may get in the way a bit with a non boater aboard so we will just have to see. once it was filled it didnt seem to have to much of an effect on the way the boat planed which is also good. Heres hoping me and my non boaters can give it a good work out in Albany see yas there

cheers scooter

here is the view from the front looks pretty neat aye

Hooked · #17 23-01-2005, 07:53 AM

Did u get an actual livewell kit man or did u source everything yourself. Need a kit to fit into a 100 litre esky l plan to use for comps. How many litres should a pump pump an hr to maintain good flow u think. Cheers Steve.... Nice job by the way...

BREAM MACHINE · #18 23-01-2005, 07:57 AM

Great job Scooter

Can you tell us the size L x W x H material thickness & the capacity.

I'am thinking of doing something similar.

Cheers

Chris

Angel · #19 23-01-2005, 08:09 AM

yeah hooked i got the kit with pump, hose and spray bar through millard marine, its what quintrex use in their live bait tanks. I payed $130 for it but you could probably get all the bits and pieces cheaper if you shopped around. The pump is rated at 550 gph and it took about ten minutes to fill the well so you could probably up the rating a bit.The tank is made out of 3mm ali plate and The dimensions are 900 long, 300 wide, and 380 high, it should hold roughly about 90 litres to the over flow level i think

cheers scooter

BREAM MACHINE · #20 23-01-2005, 08:15 AM

Just a bit of a fluke but thats almost the exact dimensions I worked out for my boat.

Looks alot bigger in the boat.

Chris

wingala · #21 23-01-2005, 06:03 PM

The tank you've done looks outstanding. From experience, you may have a wee couple of dramas that could be easily fixed now and save you wet feet and possibly an embarassing situation.
1. It appears to have a 1" drainage tube and your filling it with a 3/4" hose. Your pump should deliver around 2000 litres p/h. You may find the drain will not cope with the water entering. It would be worth either lowering the drain height by 100mm. You'll find that the tank may will still overflow.
2. Put another 1" drain on the port side as well. This will compensate when your boat leaning.
3. Consider putting a 40mm drain in aft of the tank. You can use Pvc pipe and glue to neaten it up. This will cope with water wanting to wash out as the boats coming onto plane.
4. Run a tube into the botttom of the tank insert a PVC ball valve to it and then T it into the delivery pipe. When you want to drain, just turn the ball valve open and she'll drain through the pump.
5. Consider running some 4mm tube down the outside of your transom and have it sitting just in front of the pump impellor. As the pump draws in water, air bubbles will be sucked through via the 4mm tube. the air and water get smashed up and mixed
together through the impellor. The end result is an oxygen rich
water being delivered.
When I have air running through my pump, I can't see anything in the well as the water is cloudy with millions of wee bubbles.
I can't take the glory for the idea. I adapted it from an american product. check the website out

http://www.fishing-boating.com/articles/guide.htm

Angel · #22 27-01-2005, 07:46 AM

ok last pic Now it is finished, I found some pvc angle at bunnings and I think it finishes it off nicely

cheers scooter

wingala · #23 27-01-2005, 08:34 AM

Looks great Angel,
I hope it works to your satisfaction.

Timmah · #24 27-01-2005, 08:36 AM

that looks sweet angel. A job well done. What sort of dinghy have ya got angel?

Angel · #25 27-01-2005, 10:24 AM

Thanks Wingala , hopefully it will do the job.I have taken your ideas on board and will maybe get a submersible bilge later on if it is needed.In the meantime I will just have to be concious at all times of the water level. I have already got a drainage hole in the bottom of the tank with a hose attached that runs under the floor with a tap on the end. At the end of the day the tap goes out of one of the bungholes and drains the tank. I did like your aeration idea and might give it a shot. I already have a floating keep alive aerator which I will be using in the tank so that should be alright for now.Timmah its a quinnie 400 Hornet mate.

cheers scooter

wingala · #26 27-01-2005, 04:19 PM

Happy to help.
I had a thought regarding the potential overflowing problem. If you find the pump is working too well and the drain can't cope. Try putting a T fitting in the inlet tube attach another hose to the T with an in line tap in it and hang it over the side of your boat. If the flow is too great then turn the inline tap on to divert the excess water out of the well. It's important to remember that you can't put a tap in the inlet line to purely restrict the flow into your well. The pump motor will suffer pretty quickly and fail