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Aquasport Mechanicals - things that need a wrench, screwdriver or multimeter => Plumbing => Topic started by: REELCLIMAX on March 15, 2008, 04:15:14 PM

Title: Want a live well below the deck
Post by: REELCLIMAX on March 15, 2008, 04:15:14 PM

Anybody know where to get a live well for below the deck. Just wan a fiberglass box/compartment to put bait in and was trying to get around molding one myself. The boat is a 74 Aqua CC and for you guys that fish out of these older boats what do you do for a livewell? :)

Title: Baitwell
Post by: GoneFission on March 15, 2008, 05:56:02 PM

Dont' know which model Aquasport you've got or what size, but it is hard to mount a baitwell below deck on many models.  You'd be further ahead to mount it above deck or integrate it into a seat/leaning post.  Or you could just use a portable one that comes ready to go:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... rchResults (http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=52834&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults)  

Hope this helps - see ya on the water!

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Post by: John Jones on March 15, 2008, 08:58:41 PM

I know a few people that have them in the floor from the factory and they hate them.

I have one identical to the one in the link Capt. John posted.  I use that for a portable well like taking bait to to go out on a friends boat or for keeping pinfish alive overnight.  For my AQ I have a larger (27 gal. I think) round well from Bass Pro that has 3 lugs molded into the bottom for mounting brackets to the deck.  They also sell a complete rigging kit with water inlet, drain, etc.  Or you can get one of these completely rigged except for a pump.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... rchResults (http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=72391&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults)

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Post by: REELCLIMAX on March 23, 2008, 08:22:48 PM

What do you guys think about putting it below the seat in front of the console? I was going to cut in a hatch in the seat that I could just lift up to access the well because on my model the seat and back rest are one peice and that would be a lot to get into every time.

Title: Livewell
Post by: GoneFission on March 23, 2008, 09:03:32 PM

As the song says, "Splish-Spash, I was takin' a bath!"  Baitwells toward the bow spash and move too much water around.  You want it toward the stern.  A seat/leaning post/baitwell is about as far forward as you want to go IMHO.  

See ya on the water!

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Post by: John Jones on March 23, 2008, 10:39:36 PM

Yep.  A forward baitwell will beat up the bait and give you a shower.