Having problems wiith livewell, help.

[2jigs]

Having problems/livewell,It will pump wwater sometimes.And others it won't.The pump is on.I can hear it,but no water.Never has worked rite.Just had the boat since 11-05.Put the water hose to the in drain and fills up.Go to the lake and nothing.Any suggestions?

 

[polo-dog]

It sounds like it might not be priming. If there is a small crack in the housing it may not prime. With the water from the hose it may get primed. Does it seem to leak at all when you use the hose?

 

[flip1up]

The intake on the outside of the hull may be clogged, I think it screws off.

 

[jon the fisherman]

I had a floater stuck in mine one time. I spent half a day trying to figure it out, then I saw the floater and realized I'm a bonehead.

 

[DHaun]

When I first got my boat, the inlet valve inside the livewell where the water sprayed in was too tight and did not allow the water flow in all that great. I loosened it by hand and it works fine now.

 

[SNUFFY]

THIS MAY BE WAY OUT IN LEFT FIELD...BUT INLET TUBE MAY BE DRAINING OUT WHILE RUNNING AND WHEN THE BOAT SETTLES BACK IN THE WATER IF IT IS NOSE HIGH IT MIGHT BE TRAPPING AIR IN THE TUBE AND NOT ALLOWING WATER OR AS POLO SAID PRIMING OF PUMP....MIGHT TRYING STANDING ON THE FRONT OF THE BOAT TO LEVEL THE INLET TUBE AND LET WATER IN AND AIR OUT...SOUNDS KINDA FAR FETCHED BUT I`VE SEEN STRANGER THINGS

 

[fisherpal2k]

Check the hose connections and make sure they are tight. I had one that worked like that. One of the hose barbs that the hoses connects to on the pump was cracked and it was just sucking air into it. Also you didn't say if it has the push pull lever type to close or open the drain. Mine had a broken cable also and it wouldn't let water in to the pump on it. Hope this helps.

 

[2jigs]

It does have the little push pull knob under your right leg. It will let water in sometimes and others it won't. It has hoses runing every were there's two live wells,.One up front ,and then one in the back.Snuffy had a point,I'll try jumping up and down on the front of the boat.I haven't had the boat long.Just got it 10-05.Already had the merc. from my old astroglass.15ftr.had 115merc. got it from hard up budy for $1500 bucks.Best buy I ever made in my life.Now he's back to fishin off the bank and his girl wont let him get another boat. I Offer to take him but he's kinda lost the feaver now.Anyway I was hallin rock for a job down in trinton looked over and saw 17.9 Ventuer 91mod.just boat and tralier.got it for $1000bucks,and the rest is hist. It's paid for but I have to work out the kinks.just takes little time. Besides if somthing wasn't broke it wouldn't fill rite. You know what they say,' broken,of course it's broken it's a boat'. I'll try some of the suggestions and see what happens. Thanks; Let ya know 2jigs.

 

[2jigs]

Got it thanks guy's ,loose hose. Thanks alot.