1977?? Bumblebee boat seems like a lot of water pours out of it

[ptremblay2009]

I have a Bumblebee bass boat, I think it is a 1977, but that is only based on the fact the motor is a 77. Anyhow, when I took it out of the water there seemed to be a lot of water that came pouring out of a hole in the transom, the hole is supposed to be there, and its not the drain plug hole, but I am wondering if that is normal, or not. This is my first boat, so am pretty much new to all of this.

 

[briangcc]

Is this a bass boat with livewell? If so, did you happen to use the livewell?

Might require some inspection under the hatches to determine if that's the case and that the hoses are still intact/connected.

 

[ptremblay2009]

It does have a live

Is this a bass boat with livewell? If so, did you happen to use the livewell?

Might require some inspection under the hatches to determine if that's the case and that the hoses are still intact/connected.

It does have a live well, though i didnt think to check it while i was on the water, was having engine issues also, so was only on the water about 30 minutes total. With the boat out of the water, i should be able to just dump a couple gallons in the livewell and see if it pours out the same spot right? Then maybe rig a garden hose up to the other hole and see if it fills the livewell? Or do they usually fill/drain from the same spot?

 

[dwco5051]

Agree, it is probably the live well. Many bass boats of that vintage did not have valves for the live well drain. If the drain inside the live well did not have a drain plug in there would be free communication between the live well and the lake level. As said find the live well and pour some water in it and see if it runs out the same opening. Still a good idea to check around under the deck and be sure all the hoses and fittings are intact. There should be 3 holes in the transom. One is the hull drain. One for live well drain and one for the feed to the live well pump. There may also be a fitting much higher on the side of the boat for the live well overflow.

 

[ptremblay2009]

Agree, it is probably the live well. Many bass boats of that vintage did not have valves for the live well drain. If the drain inside the live well did not have a drain plug in there would be free communication between the live well and the lake level. As said find the live well and pour some water in it and see if it runs out the same opening. Still a good idea to check around under the deck and be sure all the hoses and fittings are intact. There should be 3 holes in the transom. One is the hull drain. One for live well drain and one for the feed to the live well pump. There may also be a fitting much higher on the side of the boat for the live well overflow.

Awesome, thanks for the help, no real info about the actual hull of the boat online, only just the engines, been making research a pain

 

[Texasmark]

If you don't use the LW and that is what it is, Walmart has plugs for normal transom drain holes that may/can/will fit that hole. I have 2 LWs in my current boat and do not use either. I did what I said and that was that. On the screened inlet I disconnected the hose at the rear of the plug and capped it off.

 

[ptremblay2009]

If you don't use the LW and that is what it is, Walmart has plugs for normal transom drain holes that may/can/will fit that hole. I have 2 LWs in my current boat and do not use either. I did what I said and that was that. On the screened inlet I disconnected the hose at the rear of the plug and capped it off.

So, when I bought the boat it had the drain plug in the transom already, and an extra on sitting on the back deck, I'm wondering if thats what the extra plug was for.