Livewell question

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I did a trailering tournament recently and once I trailered my boat and drove to weigh in, all the water was gone from my livewell!
I had the valve selector on recirculate and the switch to constant on. Is there any reason I should have lost all my water in this setting or do I have a bigger problem?

Thanks

[zaprod71]

Was the pump out valve on? Or the valve/switch is misaligned?

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Was the pump out valve on? Or the valve/switch is misaligned?

No sir, It was just as It was while on the water.

I’m going to try putting It on auto today because I have to trailer to weigh in again. Hope It holds!

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I guess I just didn’t have the valve over enough or something because It was just fine today. Who knows.

[Bug Pro]

I had that same issue on a 2019 model 2080 that I use to own. It could have been me not having the valve position correct but to be certain, I kept a plug in the livewell and would simply plug it up if I needed to keep water while trailering.

[Cbump]

I had that same issue on a 2019 model 2080 that I use to own. It could have been me not having the valve position correct but to be certain, I kept a plug in the livewell and would simply plug it up if I needed to keep water while trailering.

That’s a great idea. My livewell drain is large thing in the middle with a wire filter type thing over the top. Is there a way to plug that?

[Boat4Life]

That’s a great idea. My livewell drain is large thing in the middle with a wire filter type thing over the top. Is there a way to plug that?

Yes, just unscrew the wire mesh livewell drain cover and insert proper size drain plug.

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Sweet

[zaprod71]

My livewell control valve just cracked. And the actuator dial broke too. Took a while to figure out what to do, water kept leaking into the bilge pretty heavily.

[Bistre33]

My livewell control valve just cracked. And the actuator dial broke too. Took a while to figure out what to do, water kept leaking into the bilge pretty heavily.

I suspect I have this same issue, but haven't confirmed it yet. How exactly did you figure out what was going on and how did you resolve?

[ifishinxs]

My livewell control valve just cracked. And the actuator dial broke too. Took a while to figure out what to do, water kept leaking into the bilge pretty heavily.

And how do you get to it?

[zaprod71]

My bilge kicked on once I turned it off from recirc to fill. I removed the "false floor" over the bilge area and it is pretty easy to see. Then I ran the pump and could see water spraying from the "built in elbow" It would also leak when the pumps did not run. I pumped the water out of the bilge and livewell and put the system on recirc and was good for the rest of the week until I could get home.