hotrod53
Chief Petty Officer
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- Oct 16, 2009
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I've had my boat on the water for 3 years now. Because we are basically catch and release fishermen, we rarely fill the livewell, actually I typically store my anchor in it. My livewell is a tank under the captain's seat, it holds probably 10-15 gallons if full. When I rebuilt the boat, I basically duplicated what was there. A new pump in the rear, new hose, a 90 degree shutoff valve next to the captain's seat, and a power switch on the dash.
Here's what I know.... If I leave the valve on the floor open, it sucks the livewell dry when I change fishing spots. So here are my questions, and this is all coming up because I want to add a livewell timer. Should I be closing the valve anytime that I move the boat? Can I leave the valve open all of the time when sitting still without it draining itself and just close it to move? If I leave the valve open and add a timer that cycles every 5 minutes, will the tank maintain level while sitting? What is typical as far as cycle time when I have fish in the tank? The timer that I'm looking at runs for 30 seconds every 90 seconds-7 minutes.
Here's what I know.... If I leave the valve on the floor open, it sucks the livewell dry when I change fishing spots. So here are my questions, and this is all coming up because I want to add a livewell timer. Should I be closing the valve anytime that I move the boat? Can I leave the valve open all of the time when sitting still without it draining itself and just close it to move? If I leave the valve open and add a timer that cycles every 5 minutes, will the tank maintain level while sitting? What is typical as far as cycle time when I have fish in the tank? The timer that I'm looking at runs for 30 seconds every 90 seconds-7 minutes.
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