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very nice stink!

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thanks guys!!

I got the seat on yesterday, not Im in search of a livewell.!!

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I thought you made a livewell last year or am I thinking of someone else?

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Lookin good stink. Did you have the frame custom made? I remember you saying something about some aluminum being bent...

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I was going to build the live well, but decided against it due to not going bracket. I had to figure things out first. Glad I waited the one I mocked up woulda been way to big. ::)


I bent, cut and fabbed all the aluminum myself. I brazed it together (since I don't have the proper aluminum welding equipment..YET) and then took it to a buddy that zipped her all closed for me. 8)

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You are a crafty white boy ;)

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Thanks to MJ I now see what you've been up tp! Nice work Stinky! Billy Mac ;D

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Thanks Mac.

I worked all weekend on the live well and pump. I got them in and all is working well.

I got one of the "bait saver" type 20 gallon white garbage cans from a janitorial supply. They wanted 94 bucks for it at Academy with a little pump and a lid. Screw that! I paid 20 bones and fabbed it into the back of my leaning post with a starboard hinged top. Ill post pics tomorrow. 8)

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Here are a couple pics.


I got a little carried away with some modifications to my wash down system. *::)

I made a "faucet" of sorts in the back for washing hands after cutting baits and dressing fish and stuff. Seems pretty silly to some I'm sure, but it'll come in handy. Next to it is my wash down hose. It has a quick disconnect on it in case I want to get it up out of the way. As you can see the face is made outta my favorite stuff STARBOARD!! *;D

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Here is a better pic of the "faucet". It is just a piece of 1/2 schedule 40 heated and bend the way I wanted it. Now if the system is charged all you do it flip the inline cutoff and flip it off. the water flows accordingly.


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Here is the final leaning post shot after the live well add on and the seat too.



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I came through the deck plate and epoxied a piece of 2" PVC for the water lines and air hose. This way I don't have to cut a big hole in my deck and the water from the deck wont just pour into the bilge. I'm probably gonna put some kinda boot on it as well.

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I even got all motivated and refinished the ONLY two pieces of teak I own. *:D


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In one of my smarter moments I went ahead and rigged the wash down pump (located in bilge next to bilge pump) so that the flip of a fast disconnect and the wash down pump becomes an emergency bilge pump. It will pump it out of the faucet or wash down hose outlet and out onto the self bailing deck. *8)

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Thats great!! Now I got some more ideas!!

What did you use for a pump?? I don't know if you saw the pumps I have in another thread?

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/cgi-bin/...96;start=15#15

Do you think that wwould work??

And I like the fauset for washing!!

I don't know what is behing the wall were you have that but some use a 4" PVC pipe and push that coiled hose in it to keep it out the way when not used.