87 Livewell

[Redloon]

On my 77 V-20 center console there is a triangular shaped in deck 'livewell' up front that has the same type of drain hole as shown in the upper left corner of your picture. Mine uses the same type of rubber plug to stop the water from draining out.

Where I'm going with this is that I have no plumbing going from the hole in my 'livewell' and you can feel the plywood underneath the fiberglass if you stick your finger in there. I've got soft plywood on the bottom of my 'livewell' because the exposed plywood in that hole was never sealed with resin or anything else. Your drain hole looks exactly like mine - you might want to check that out and seal the exposed plywood if it needs it.

[jrisapirate]

On the CC the livewell is behind the seat posts but infront of the hatch to get to the bildge

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Redloon

Where I'm going with this is that I have no plumbing going from the hole in my 'livewell' and you can feel the plywood underneath the fiberglass if you stick your finger in there. I've got soft plywood on the bottom of my 'livewell' because the exposed plywood in that hole was never sealed with resin or anything else. Your drain hole looks exactly like mine - you might want to check that out and seal the exposed plywood if it needs it.

dunno about the CC but having cut the bottom out of the fishbox on my cuddy, I can tell you that it is not plywood, it is insulation foam sandwiched between glass.

[phatdaddy]

i know this is a little off topic, but this is what i did for a live well.



this is how i feed it. pvc "scoop" forces water flow when moving. turn pump on when sitting still





the black 1.5 hose at the top of second picture is the overflow from tank, dumps excess over transom

[BillTex]

Originally Posted by Redloon

On my 77 V-20 center console there is a triangular shaped in deck 'livewell' up front that has the same type of drain hole as shown in the upper left corner of your picture. Mine uses the same type of rubber plug to stop the water from draining out.

Where I'm going with this is that I have no plumbing going from the hole in my 'livewell' and you can feel the plywood underneath the fiberglass if you stick your finger in there. I've got soft plywood on the bottom of my 'livewell' because the exposed plywood in that hole was never sealed with resin or anything else. Your drain hole looks exactly like mine - you might want to check that out and seal the exposed plywood if it needs it.

Will do...thanx!