stinky situation

guspacker

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i have a greenback(baitfish) stuck in the plumbing of my live well. will he(or she) turn into jerky and feed the masses(ants) and just go away?
 

Bondo

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Re: stinky situation

will he(or she) turn into jerky and feed the masses(ants) and just go away?
Ayuh,... Probably Not....
I'd flush it out, or Backflush it out...
 

5150abf

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Re: stinky situation

Ya, take a garden hose and put it on the outlet for the hose and blow it back into the livewell.

If you let it go it will turn to goo in a couple days and probably smell bad for awhile, I am pretty good at forgetting to empty the livewell and very familiar with that smell.

Look in the iboats store, they probably have stainless strainers for your drain that will keep it from happening again.
 

mpsyamaha

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Re: stinky situation

yeah i would try to backflush it, but if it doesnt work right away just try again in a week. after it rots it should eventually clear out easily.
 

ENSIGN

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Re: stinky situation

Put a little OLD-SPICE in there:)
 
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