ssiredfish
Senior Member
Just got done last week ripping the livewell from the deck and about to install two, new 13gal transom wells. I know almost everyone who has a Fisherman has done this to some degree at some point. I wanted to tell you how I was goin to do this and see if anyone had a similar setup.
Livewell gone!! yeeeeee-hawwwwwww
Step 2: I have 2 new 13gal wells that will sit(bracket guides-on inside transom) inside on the floor in the corners. Great compact size and with 2 I shouldn't lose capacity. To give you an idea they sit just outside the frame for the transom doors. The doors can open about 10deg. past 90deg (straight out,open) and the also rest outside the cutaway for the old well. In other words they look f'n perfect!!!
Step3: Im gonna put a Groco thru-hull seacock with flange in with a Rule Seacock pump in the hull where the old well was. There should be plenty of room to access the fittings all around, just in case, and fit a salt h20 washdown pump also. I will also house my secondary bilge on that first transom base(stringer) that is there as well.
Step4: Route plumbing through the cutaways already there(godbless it when foresight occurs every once in awhile) and bring it back through the transom onto the deck with a quick-connect for both inflow and outflow. Because those new wells are on brackets, I want to be able to slide them out when out boozin and not fishin.
Whatcha think? Ya feelin me?????
Here is a crappy pic of the livewells I got that retail for $100 each. I found em for $30 brand new, both delivered for less than $100. They measure 16 x 18 x 21(?)
Livewell gone!! yeeeeee-hawwwwwww
Step 2: I have 2 new 13gal wells that will sit(bracket guides-on inside transom) inside on the floor in the corners. Great compact size and with 2 I shouldn't lose capacity. To give you an idea they sit just outside the frame for the transom doors. The doors can open about 10deg. past 90deg (straight out,open) and the also rest outside the cutaway for the old well. In other words they look f'n perfect!!!
Step3: Im gonna put a Groco thru-hull seacock with flange in with a Rule Seacock pump in the hull where the old well was. There should be plenty of room to access the fittings all around, just in case, and fit a salt h20 washdown pump also. I will also house my secondary bilge on that first transom base(stringer) that is there as well.
Step4: Route plumbing through the cutaways already there(godbless it when foresight occurs every once in awhile) and bring it back through the transom onto the deck with a quick-connect for both inflow and outflow. Because those new wells are on brackets, I want to be able to slide them out when out boozin and not fishin.
Whatcha think? Ya feelin me?????
Here is a crappy pic of the livewells I got that retail for $100 each. I found em for $30 brand new, both delivered for less than $100. They measure 16 x 18 x 21(?)
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