Livewell Setup
 

I have a 1994 Bass Tracker with a livewell that only pumps fresh water in
from the lake. I'm thinking I probably need a reciculating feature as well
and it should not be that difficult to install. What I'm also looking at is
a pump-out system that is really just an added on valve. I thought as long
as I'm plumbing for the recirculator I might as well install a pump-out
system as well. Are both of these useful to have?

Right now I have a livewell pump in the back of the boat pulling water from
the transom and pumping it into the top of the livewell. I have a drain hole
at the bottom of the livewell that leads directly below the water line on
the side of the boat. I have a piece of PVC tubing that I need to stick in
the drain hole that prevents water from coming up and filling a few inches
of the livewell. When the water is pumped into the livewell, it reaches the
top of this tube and then drains out. Simple and it should work well but I
think I really should be able to recirculate water as well. No? Not that
important?

I'm looking at the following pump-out valve:
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/poa.html

Or should I just go with a recirculator installed with what I have now:
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/system2.html

(I don't think I'd use a system with a remote switch if I could avoid it)

There is a recirc pump available thru BPS and other places that attach to
the bottom of your tank for inlet, and attaches to the top of your tank for
an outlet, just be sure to put a screen at the bottom so you don't suck your
fish into it like a vacuum hose. You can use any small volume pump to
achieve the same results.


"Todd Copeland" wrote in message
k.net...
I have a 1994 Bass Tracker with a livewell that only pumps fresh water in
from the lake. I'm thinking I probably need a reciculating feature as well
and it should not be that difficult to install. What I'm also looking at
is
a pump-out system that is really just an added on valve. I thought as long
as I'm plumbing for the recirculator I might as well install a pump-out
system as well. Are both of these useful to have?

Right now I have a livewell pump in the back of the boat pulling water
from
the transom and pumping it into the top of the livewell. I have a drain
hole
at the bottom of the livewell that leads directly below the water line on
the side of the boat. I have a piece of PVC tubing that I need to stick in
the drain hole that prevents water from coming up and filling a few inches
of the livewell. When the water is pumped into the livewell, it reaches
the
top of this tube and then drains out. Simple and it should work well but I
think I really should be able to recirculate water as well. No? Not that
important?

I'm looking at the following pump-out valve:
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/poa.html

Or should I just go with a recirculator installed with what I have now:
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/system2.html

(I don't think I'd use a system with a remote switch if I could avoid it)

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
There is a recirc pump available thru BPS and other places that attach to
the bottom of your tank for inlet, and attaches to the top of your tank
for
an outlet, just be sure to put a screen at the bottom so you don't suck
your
fish into it like a vacuum hose. You can use any small volume pump to
achieve the same results.

But that would prevent the well from draining and also remove the ability to
pump in water from the lake. I'd still need that value in order to keep that
ability.

You hook it up as an extra pump to recirc only, with a seperate switch,
leaving the refill pump to it's own process.


"Todd Copeland" wrote in message
k.net...
"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
There is a recirc pump available thru BPS and other places that attach
to
the bottom of your tank for inlet, and attaches to the top of your tank
for
an outlet, just be sure to put a screen at the bottom so you don't suck
your
fish into it like a vacuum hose. You can use any small volume pump to
achieve the same results.

But that would prevent the well from draining and also remove the ability
to
pump in water from the lake. I'd still need that value in order to keep
that
ability.

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
You hook it up as an extra pump to recirc only, with a seperate switch,
leaving the refill pump to it's own process.


"Todd Copeland" wrote in message
But that would prevent the well from draining and also remove the
ability
to
pump in water from the lake. I'd still need that value in order to keep
that
ability.

If I connected the drain to the recirculating pump and the recirculating
pump to the fill value, there would be no drain to empty the livewell. I
think I'm going to do this but I will need to install the value mentioned
he
http://www.flow-rite.com/marine/poa.html

I think that is my best bet.