New to me 77 Ranger 1750 Fish & Play. I haven't had a chance to get her on the water yet but I have some questions....
#1) My bilge pump works. I added some water to the bilge and pumped it out BUT... it pumped the water out of the hole in the bottom middle of the transom...where the drain plug goes. Now does this mean it's designed to only pump the bilge out when the boat is out of the water? WTF? The drain plug does this anyway ?!?!? Kinda confused here. Any ideas???? I didn't try it with the plug in, may there's 2 outlets ?!?!?
#2) Boat has 2 livewells plumbed together. It has a livewell control knob which goes to a valve in the bilge. I'm assuming I open this to fill the livewells with lake water??? Do I keep this valve open to keep the water fresh??
#3) My livewell pump is in the bilge plumbed to the livewells of course. Is this just to circulate the water in the livewells...and again should I keep the valve to the outside water open when using the livewells @ the lake?
I was looking for an owners manual but haven't had any luck. This is my first boat other than a jon boat. Any other info...manuals, diagrams, etc... you might be able to share would be a plus. I have got all of my other issues worked out so the answers above are really all I need, any extra would be a plus. Thanks, Doug
#1) My bilge pump works. I added some water to the bilge and pumped it out BUT... it pumped the water out of the hole in the bottom middle of the transom...where the drain plug goes. Now does this mean it's designed to only pump the bilge out when the boat is out of the water? WTF? The drain plug does this anyway ?!?!? Kinda confused here. Any ideas???? I didn't try it with the plug in, may there's 2 outlets ?!?!?
#2) Boat has 2 livewells plumbed together. It has a livewell control knob which goes to a valve in the bilge. I'm assuming I open this to fill the livewells with lake water??? Do I keep this valve open to keep the water fresh??
#3) My livewell pump is in the bilge plumbed to the livewells of course. Is this just to circulate the water in the livewells...and again should I keep the valve to the outside water open when using the livewells @ the lake?
I was looking for an owners manual but haven't had any luck. This is my first boat other than a jon boat. Any other info...manuals, diagrams, etc... you might be able to share would be a plus. I have got all of my other issues worked out so the answers above are really all I need, any extra would be a plus. Thanks, Doug