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Live well question
I kept my life well on closed and recirculate all day. End of the day I pulled the drain plug and and turned the livewell to empty and a bunch of water came out of the screen?
where would that water be coming in from?
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Couple of possibilities - your drain out valve might be leaking, allowing the livewells to gravity fill when you're stern is low in the water. Thought that was what was happening to me, as my drain would leak out even on closed when sitting on the trailer. Replaced the valve, now it didn't leak when closed, but was still finding a little water in the livewell while on the water. Quit worrying about it cause it wouldn't leak on the trailer if I had water in the livewells.
Randomly had a livewell open the other day when backing the boat off the trailer. Water was gushing out of my overflow port in the livewell when I had the motor in reverse. Propwash was pushing water up through the overflow line. Wonder if some kind of scupper/flapper valve might be a good idea.