Drain for livewell is on bottom of boat?

[M700]

Why is the drain for the livewell on a G3 1652 welded jon boat on the bottom of the hull? It has a plastic through hull fitting directly under the livewell between the keels. To me this is a pretty suspect spot since it is on a flat/6 degree vee'd hull that is going in shallow water. I can see this getting snagged and opening up the bottom of the hull or in some way causing trouble. Anyone have any experience with this type of setup? Good, bad? Why didn't they just go out the back of the transom or side like some boats? Thanks. JPS

 

[DJ]

Re: Drain for livewell is on bottom of boat?

Browndog,<br /><br />The reason it's there is because it was cheap and easy.<br /><br />You certainly can reroute it as long as the livewell is high enough to provide a good down hill run for the drain tube.