What is the point of a live well on a boat?
Livewells are tanks found on many fishing boats, deck boats, and pontoons that are used to keep bait and caught fish alive. It works by pumping fresh water from the lake you are boating on into the tank and then back out. This flow of water keeps the water fresh and oxygenated, allowing fish to breath properly.
How do you test a livewell out of water?
To test it at home, use your garden hose to fill the livewell and then first test your aerator. Once that is done test your recalculate – what will happen you will end up pumping the water out of the livewell (since your boat is not in the water and your intake is under the water line).
How does a livewell fill up?
Locate the pickup under the hull and the seacock should be right above it inside the hull. If it’s left open, the force of the water in the lines when you’re running will push the water right through the livewell pump. Won’t damage the pump but will fill the well.
Can a bilge pump be used for livewell?
Install a Pump Box Bilge pumps work here because they use the same motors and impellers as in centrifugal livewell pumps.
Do I really need to winterize my boat?
For boaters, winterizing keeps money in the fun budget, instead of being wasted on costly repairs. By winterizing your boat, you can help ensure that when the first warm day of spring awakens your boating senses, the drive to the boat ramp will end there, instead of making a U-turn back to the dealership.
Do you leave livewell pump on?
You can leave the live well pump on as needed to keep the bait or fish alive. Most of the wells are equipped with a pump of larger capacity than the overflow can handle though. If the pump is allowed to run wide open the incoming water flow will outrun the gravity drain and the live well can overflow into the boat.
Is a aerator pump same as a live well pump?
A re-circulation pump recirculates the water inside your live well. Some people also call this an aerator… re-circulation adds air into the water. They are the same thing just call it which ever one you want too.