Ex-Aquasport/Wellcraft employee (Bob C)...

[Glock Diver]

Last week I removed the non-working livewell pump.  I tested the power to it, and its getting about 12v.

I then hooked up the pump in my garage to 12v and it came alive!!    Connected a rubber tube to the input, and it squirted water like a fire hydrant. Noticed it was fairly noisy too, so I'm sure I've never heard it run before.

Still puzzled why it wasn't pumping water into the livewell. Maybe I knocked something loose in the pump?  Or maybe there was a plumbing obstruction?  Tomorrow or Thursday I'll replace it in the boat and see if it will work where it counts!

[Capt. Bob]

Sounds like "Ricksyndrome"
You know, dirty connections  

Probably inside the pump or right where the wires contacted the pump.
Your bait salutes you

[seabob4]

Sounds like "all of have to figure this out syndrome"!

Alright, Rick, when do we get the "beer cheer" smiley?

[stringali]

Nice boat Glock.  Remember to purge the pump with water first.  We did that on miy boat by unscrewing the clear plastic cap on the pump, and poured some water into it.  It then worked perfectly.  You might be able to purge the pump by pouring water into the hole in the live well where the water would normally enter the well.  Pour water into the hole until you feel that the pump seems to be purged then, turn on the switch.    Go get some fish.  Beautiful blackfish up here now.  Hopefully we will get some Stripers this coming weekend.

Steve

[MikeR]

Seabob,

I have a '97 21.5 Dual Console that I just repowered with a '04 250 HPDI.  My next upgrade will be to put a new aluminum trailer under the boat.  Do you know how much this boat weighs?  I think the Yamaha and the 200 Ocean Pro are pretty close to the same weight.

Also, do you know if this boat has any wood or foam in it?

Thanks - you are a great resource!

MikeR

[Capt. Bob]

Don't know if it's readable but it shows 3000lbs with a 150 mounted. You can do the gizintas from there.
This is from the 97 catalog

edit: shows up pretty good.
Definately got foam in the stringers, not sure if the transom had gone over to composite but Seabob will know. I'm guessing wood in the transom.

[Glock Diver]

Seabob,

I have a '97 21.5 Dual Console that I just repowered with a '04 250 HPDI.  My next upgrade will be to put a new aluminum trailer under the boat.  Do you know how much this boat weighs?  I think the Yamaha and the 200 Ocean Pro are pretty close to the same weight.

Also, do you know if this boat has any wood or foam in it?

Thanks - you are a great resource!

MikeR

I'm sure seabob will chime in, but the NADA guide lists your boat at 3000 lbs net, which I believe includes the motor, and dry tanks.  Take a look in the Photo Gallery here, and there are several brochures posted, and most of them have weights.

Not sure about your other questions, I'll leave that to the experts!

[MikeR]

Thanks guys.  That is what I needed!

[Glock Diver]

More puzzled by my Livewell Pump Problem...


Today I connected my working Livewell pump back to its connection, and turned it on. Nothing.  Tested the connection with the Volt meter, and it's getting 12.5 VDC.

Connected the pump directly to my batteries with some jumpers, and the pump turned on just fine!

So something in the wiring is faulty, but it's not affecting the voltage, because I still read 12v.  Any ideas?    I couldn't remember the voltmeter settings to test amps in the current, but I'm wondering if that could be the problem?

[seabob4]

Glock, Mike, Stringali,

I will chime in...eventually.  Just have some stuff to do right now.  Mike, beautiful boat, one of my favorites.  Glock, check for blockage.  Stringali, well, I'll get to you...

Bob C

P.S.  Capt Bob, your awesome!

[Glock Diver]

.  Glock, check for blockage.
Bob C

Sorry Bob, I should've been more specific.  I didn't hook up any plumbing, only electrical.  The pump works when connected directly to the battery with jumpers, but did not work when connected to its normal connection.   However, that normal connection is showing 12v on the meter!

[seabob4]

Mike,
You may have a corrosion issue there.  12V, but what kind of amps?  Just a guess...

[Glock Diver]

Mike,
You may have a corrosion issue there.  12V, but what kind of amps?  Just a guess...

Going to check the amps this afternoon.  (I couldn't remember the settings on the multimeter to check for amperage, so I had to come home and look it up!)
If the amps are too low, and I'm expecting that--what else could it be-- where is the most likely location of that corrosion? The switch?

[RickK]

Could be the wire itself - if it's black that is not a good thing.  Hopefully it's not black very deep into the length of the wire - hopefully they left you a little service loop.  May have to pull a new wire or 2.

[Glock Diver]

Rick-

Yes, both wires were black, instead of a red and black... I just attributed that to 12 years of dirt and grime, but it sounds like there's another cause?

There is about 16" of extra wire at the pump.