Fish well pump-out

[cddetelich]

Hello everybody...
Pulling out my 215 Explorer this morning before Irene hits CT. Hope to be back in Monday.
Last spring I asked about the draining of my 2 fish wells. I can drain one, then I have to open
hatch, turn valve, drain the other. Some of you suggested removing the valve and installing a
"T" so that they both drained at once, maybe a little slower, but I would not have to continuously
switch valve.
I have not done anything yet, and I do not know the internal design of the valve, so here is my
question. Instead of installing a "T" and losing the valve, is there a "mid-point" in the valve where
I can still drain both at once, admittedly slower, but then I still have the option of one at a time?

If I was thinking ahead, I would just try this on my own, but since it is 4 AM and the marina is closed
until 6 I thought I would get some other opinions.
Thanks, and I hope you all get through the storm without a problem.
Charlie

[seabob4]

Charlie,
That valve, the Bosworth "Sea-Lect" valve, doesn't have a "both" position.  If you were to turn the valve handle to, say the midway position, it will basically shut off both sides...

[cddetelich]

Thanks seabob...
Charlie

[seabob4]

Charlie,
I realize it's kind of a crappy setup, but it's not all that unusual.  At Proline, on our bigger boats, the fishboxes were teed, then emptied into a small "holding tank" with a float switch inside, turned on the pump as needed.  If one box emptied faster than the other, you had to put the plug in the drain so the pump didn't suck air and cavitate, rendering it almost  useless.

The proper way is a macerator pump for each box.  The macerators should be on momentary on/off switches, so you have to hold the switch to operate it/them.  The reason for this is almost all macerators will burn up the impeller if run dry.  Put them on on/off switches, a guy gets back from a day of fishing, time to clean up, grabs a few beers, cranks the stereo, turns on the pumps...and because the stereo is so loud, he can't hear the sound change when a macerator is starting to run dry...you get my drift...

[Capt. Bill]

Hello everybody...
Pulling out my 215 Explorer this morning before Irene hits CT. Hope to be back in Monday.
Last spring I asked about the draining of my 2 fish wells. I can drain one, then I have to open
hatch, turn valve, drain the other. Some of you suggested removing the valve and installing a
"T" so that they both drained at once, maybe a little slower, but I would not have to continuously
switch valve.
I have not done anything yet, and I do not know the internal design of the valve, so here is my
question. Instead of installing a "T" and losing the valve, is there a "mid-point" in the valve where
I can still drain both at once, admittedly slower, but then I still have the option of one at a time?

If I was thinking ahead, I would just try this on my own, but since it is 4 AM and the marina is closed
until 6 I thought I would get some other opinions.
Thanks, and I hope you all get through the storm without a problem.
Charlie

Charlie,

Mine was plumb just the opposite, both fish wells drain togather. It's never really been a problem. However, I have considered installing one because the water shifts from one box to the other. I usually have to keep both of them full to keep the fish alive. Sometimes it's a pain when the boat is heavy with a full load of fuel and crew and adds unwanted wieght.