Grizzly Preacher
Cadet
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- Feb 10, 2009
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Installing forward and aft live wells in my Grizzly. I have a couple of questions...
1. The boat had an alum. floor kit installed when I bought and a floor in the bilge area with only a small opening around the drain. Do I have to install the live well pump thru the transom or can I go thru the side wall of the boat? This will leave me room in the bilge area for a bilge pump and eliminate having to remove the floor to run my hoses to the live well if the forward deck area
2. I purchased Mayfair pumps by Johnson... in the installation instructions it says to use wedge shims if the mounting surface has a server angle to eliminate airlocking the pump. My question is how severe of an angle dictates using the shims? The side wall has the typical angle associated with the side of a boat below the water line. This will put the pump at an angle when installed. How sensitive are they to vapor lock? The pump is a 90 degree angle style pump as opposed to a straight style...
3. I plan on using 3M 5200 around my thru hull outter nut and inner flange on the live well pump. How tight do I need to tighten the nut? I know if I tighten too tight it will squeeze out all of the 3M bedding adheasive. But my fear is if i don't tighten properly I will have leaks or break the seal in rough water.
4. What kind of prep do I need to do to the alum. hull prior to using the 3M sealant?
Thanks and good fishing!
Grizzly Preacher
1. The boat had an alum. floor kit installed when I bought and a floor in the bilge area with only a small opening around the drain. Do I have to install the live well pump thru the transom or can I go thru the side wall of the boat? This will leave me room in the bilge area for a bilge pump and eliminate having to remove the floor to run my hoses to the live well if the forward deck area
2. I purchased Mayfair pumps by Johnson... in the installation instructions it says to use wedge shims if the mounting surface has a server angle to eliminate airlocking the pump. My question is how severe of an angle dictates using the shims? The side wall has the typical angle associated with the side of a boat below the water line. This will put the pump at an angle when installed. How sensitive are they to vapor lock? The pump is a 90 degree angle style pump as opposed to a straight style...
3. I plan on using 3M 5200 around my thru hull outter nut and inner flange on the live well pump. How tight do I need to tighten the nut? I know if I tighten too tight it will squeeze out all of the 3M bedding adheasive. But my fear is if i don't tighten properly I will have leaks or break the seal in rough water.
4. What kind of prep do I need to do to the alum. hull prior to using the 3M sealant?
Thanks and good fishing!
Grizzly Preacher