Draining stern-mounted livewells?

[MarshMarlowe196]

Hey guys-

The stern mounted livewells I got from luv2flycessna are mounted, faired and painted now.  I'll post pics soon.

I have a quick question about draining them and I was hoping one of you experts might have a solution-

The boxes are about 3/8" thick now (I reglassed the insides and lids to beef them up when my drunk friends use them to climb into the boat).  Since they are so relatively thin, how would I install a drain plug that wouldn't stick out of the boxes 3/4" ??  I don't want the drain plug dragging in the water...

I was thinking I could put a plug on the side of the box, that way they wouldn't drag while underway, but I'd rather not have a plug hanging out.

Any ideas for a low profile drain plug I could mount on the bottom of the boxes?

Thanks!

-Jessie

[RickK]

I thought the originals had a few holes in them to allow water to come in and out to keep the bait fresh?

[GoneFission]

What Rick said...  

[MarshMarlowe196]

The originals were a bad design.  With holes on the bottom of the boxes, as soon as you get up on plane, the water will run right out.  That's the problem cessna' had with his.

I'm changing them up a bit so water will stay in the boxes while on plane-

Installed a sealed tube inside the box with clamshells under the tube so while youre running, water continuously pumps into the boxes.

So water can run out while on plane, and flow in/out freely while at rest, I'm putting screened overflow/inflow holes right at the waterline on the boxes.

Now I have no holes in the bottom of the box to drain them.  I'm thinking of using a S/S pipe plug and tapping them into the bottom of the boxes.  Pics to come!!  (I promise)