2006 Hurricane 226 Livewell

[ct101]

I just got a 2006 hurricane 226 with the livewell. My question is I took it out the other day and turned the lived well on and it filled up just fine, I put the drain tube in and no problems until it started overflowing onto the deck. On the dash there's a switch for livewell 1 and livewell 2 (switch up is one switch down is 2) Not to sure why it kept over flowing I thought they were automatic and turned off and on when more water was needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[NelsonQ]

Re: 2006 Hurricane 226 Livewell

The nature of a livewell is to circulate the water, thereby providing oxygenated water to keep the fish in the well alive.

There is a return line attached to the drain port in the livewell. You can access it in the bilge area of the boat. You need to open the valve at the end of this line to allow the return water to exit and prevent the overfilling. It will displace water as it adds new water into it.

Hope this helps.