Livewell pics for Scott

[Bear]

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[mark savage]

Hey Bear,
looks pretty good
Is that the water outlet joined up to the normal drain? I would have thought that the one on the side might have been a bit high for the inlet - i suppose the boat sits a bit lower in the water that it appears to 'on the dry' eh?
Have you included a pump inside or does the side inlet allow for water flow while stationary/drifting?

cheers

[Craig]

Mark

I can elaborate on the black boat pictured as it is now mine.

The outlet at the side is an overflow outlet i.e. if the live-well is overfilled it just runs out the side of the boat and not over the top of the well into the boat interior.

The live-well is filled by dropping a blige pump over the side and via some plastic tubing connected to an inlet, water flows into the well.

The standard method of emptying the live-well is through a drain hole in the bottom - when the plug is removed the water empties into the boat and out the back through the bung holes (obviously this is only done when the boat is out of the water!).

I have since added another smaller bilge pump to the inside of the live-well and connected plastic tubing that enables me to pump the water out through the overflow outlet to empty the live-well when the boat is still on the water. Additional plastic tubing and switches/taps enables the water in the well to be recirculated and aerated rather than pumping it out.

Always looking for ways to improve what is already a good product.

cheers

Craig

[mark savage]

Fair enough - some styles of live well that i've seen previously (NT/QLD) have a continous cycle of water using a pump or have nozzle sticking out the hull that provides water while motoring or have a sunken/false transom - the second two probably aren't that practical for a bream boat.

[Bear]

Hi guys,
Sorry I missed this. The idea is that you have an easy way to get a constant change of water without having to have the pump running all the time.

Craig. When we did the black boat, we weren't sure about the inlet at the transom. If you give Shane a call, I'm sure we can get it done for you as a fix. Let him know I said to call.

Yep, we are always on the lookout for ways to improve the system without making it too expensive. By all means, fire any suggestions our way.

[Geoff R]

Bear I apologize in advance for this, but drilling a hole in the side of your hull may not be the best option, have a look at Craig S's boat. They had to put three holes in it and it still didn't drain quick enough until Craig installed a Quintrex "Style" drain. By adding a spray bar to assist in oxygenation and slowing down the flow of water into the tank you may get away with a simple single drain at the transom end which looks a lot neater.
I expect to cop a lot of flack for this so "bring it ON"
Regards Geoff
"available for further comment"

[Bear]

Flack arriving.

Guys, I don't know how many times I've said this, but the idea is not to have it on all of the time. You only need to have it on to fill it initially and the occasionally to top it up.

The idea was to stay away from noisy aerators.

Can't be any simpler.

[Geoff R]

A few of the boys "Sorry Bear" have had wells made and have a few stories, get in touch with guys like John "JJ" Jones, Alan "Durko" Durkin and Paul "saltydog, on witness protection program" Salter.
Regards Geoff

[Geoff R]

From my experience, having to turn on and off a livewell whilst trying to fish a high pressure event "SERIOUSLY" is going to account for, lost time fishing= less fish.
I am doing a refit at the moment where my tanks will switch on and off every 20 miutes turn the water over and i won't have to worry about it.
What happens if your non boater or even your self turns it on by accident and you don't notice= Your boat fills with water.
It's happend on my boat many times although mine drains properly, Craig S's boat needed further Drains installed + plumbing work and it looks unsitely . If you do it Bears way you have the trouble of bending over and turning it on and off, not only will you do it irregularly, you will forget to do it "I do". I say get the tank installed but look at other options than drilling through the side of your Hull. I want to catch more fish this season, Tournament Breamin is like Golf, you have to keep your mind on one thing and not be concentrating on livewells, your mates, food, water etc. Getting fish in the boat will be my mission, not worrying about the condition of them for weigh in, it will be allready taken care of.
I'm not having a go "Sorry Bear"

[Stevo]

This is my simple setup, my livewell is built into the rear thwart.
The pump is situated at the rear of the boat where it sucks in the water and through the sprayhead in the livewell. The system works great and i have had no spillage problems in the boat. The only thing i would stress is to make sure the hole where the water runs out in the livewell is HIGHER than the exit hole in the side of your hull where the water will escape. If its the other way around the water will not be able to get out without the use of a pump.

The livewell switch is situated up the front where i use the electric so i can turn it on and off every half an hour or so.
A livewell timer will eliminate me turning it on and off if i wanted to install one.

The livewell

Stevo

[Stevo]

The boat,

You can see the white skin fitting towards the back where the water comes out.


Stevo