More Livewell Solutions.....

[ssiredfish]

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(?)

[ssiredfish]

So I guess it doesn't suck???????

I will post some pics when they get here and installed next week.......

[tsubaki]

ssired, we need something. MOE PICTURES!
You's got's a great boat setup to put stuff like that in being the it was basically built for it.
We've been using an Igloo Ice Cube cooler with an aerator setup to do about the same thing for skrimps. Using the drain to evacuate waste water and an upper drain/wire access for the pump but this is deck placed.
What about the fish I know you are catching??? (at least you are going)

[ssiredfish]

Originally Posted by tsubaki

ssired, we need something. MOE PICTURES!
You's got's a great boat setup to put stuff like that in being the it was basically built for it.
We've been using an Igloo Ice Cube cooler with an aerator setup to do about the same thing for skrimps. Using the drain to evacuate waste water and an upper drain/wire access for the pump but this is deck placed.
What about the fish I know you are catching??? (at least you are going)

I'm waitin for it to get get back to me, its turned into one of those "It'll be ready tomorrow"........

As soon as it gets back I will throw some pics up after I install the wells. I was just curious if anyone had a similar setup to what I was fixin to do.

As far as the bite goes, been hammerin the seabass the last week or so and I guess we wil be out there again this weekend.

Have you been out to J recently or Sav. snapper banks????????

[tsubaki]

I'm probably the most guilty person as to "getting to stuff", fishing included.
I don't venture more than 15 miles off the beachfront. Only have fooled with the SAV and CAT reefs, been intending to get to the KC. Both ends of Wassaw are always a booger trying to get out and back in the sounds, some places 3 miles out are only 2'-6' deep. Easy to mess up even in good weather.
These 25 degree mornings ain't helping my attitude nor is the 46 degree water temp.

[ssiredfish]

Originally Posted by tsubaki

I'm probably the most guilty person as to "getting to stuff", fishing included.
I don't venture more than 15 miles off the beachfront. Only have fooled with the SAV and CAT reefs, been intending to get to the KC. Both ends of Wassaw are always a booger trying to get out and back in the sounds, some places 3 miles out are only 2'-6' deep. Easy to mess up even in good weather.
These 25 degree mornings ain't helping my attitude nor is the 46 degree water temp.

I hear ya on the temps. We have to deal with the same mess as our channel skirts a chain o' sandbars.

If forecast holds up for this weekend we are ledge-bound. I let you know how we do.