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LIVE BAIT WELL

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randazzo:
i HAVE A 1981 245 CCP.IT HAS A FISHBOX IN FRONT OF THE CC.IT ALSO HAS A SALT WATER WASHDOWN VALVE AT THE STERN.ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO  H OOK U P A LIVE WELL?......I HAVE A LEANING POST WHERE A COOLER OR SOMETHING CAN GO UNDERNEATH.AVAILABLE ELECTRIC TOO???CANT FIGURE WHERE TO PUT IT.THANKS DON RANDAZZO NJ

GoneFission:
Where do you want to have the livewell?  You can install a pump and use the livewell in the back, plumb some hoses to one at the leaning post, or run it up to the fishbox in front.  Assuming you have the original gas tank and deck setup, I would rank them in the following in order of difficulty:

1.  Rear - easiest, not much to it - install a pump, hoses, and drain.  
2.  Front - install the pump in the back, some effort to run the hoses up under the deck (there should be a deck plate under the fishbox); the fishboxes already drain overboard, so not a real big deal.  Probably the best choice for weight distribution.
3.  Leaning post - install the pump in the back, and then you would have to lift the center deck panel (which requires lifting the console) then run supply and drain plumbing into the gas tank area, up through the deck, and into the livewell.  You would also need a new through-hull on the side above the waterline for the livewell drain.

John Jones:
Rear - 90% less sloshing to kill the fish.

I had mine in front.  If it got a little snotty out, I got more water on me from the livewell than from the spray.  Now it's under the leaning post and almost never any sloshing out.

randazzo:
Livewell in the back, it will be.I am going to use a cooler that fits in the frame of my leaning post.I can use the saltwater washdown to fill er up and the cooler plug to drain.wires to aerator pump?..Drill a small hole on bottom of cooler and fill with silicone?Randazzo 245ccp.

John Jones:
I guess that will work but I'm not a fan of recirculating live bait wells.  The water gets nasty very quickly, builds a giant layer of foam on top, and if you don't get rid of the poop and scales your bait will not last long.  Be sure and refill with new water every hour or so to keep the bait frisky.  The Keep-Alive system works better than just a recirculating pump but one still has to change the water often.

http://www.keepalive.net/tanks.htm

I use their KA10460 10 Gallon tank with KA460 Oxygen Infusor to transport bait but a one hour trip sloshing in the back of the truck makes the bait pretty ragged.



This pump is made for coolers etc. with suction cup feet.


They also sell conversion kits to add the "oxygen infusion" to some brands of existing pumps.

Hope this helps.

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