Musky Plug Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Hey guys, As a spring project I'd like to potentially put a live well in my boat. I have heard/read good things and bad about putting one in and removing some of the flotation foam. I have thought about getting one of the cooler live wells but it would take up to much room in the boat. Just looking for some more input on the subject or if anyone has any experience doing this. I have an aluminum 16' Crestliner Sportsman, with three benches. I would like to put it in the bench in front of the driver seat. The length of the bench where the live well would sit is roughly 60" however the live well itself would be about 36". I can post pics of the boat and what my idea is if they would be any help. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Edited March 7, 2017 by Musky Plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUMP KNOWS Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I got a lid and tub and pump from cabelas it works good but costs a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 If Davis can post a pic of the one I put in my 14 ft sylvan years ago, you would get an idea. I had an aluminum box welded up, that I slipped it right into the middle bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Do you do tournaments where you need to keep fish alive? If not then no need for a well We use a stringer in dads boat and it does just fine My buddy uses a soft cooler bag and 1-2 frozen 2 litre bottles without concern Don't get me wrong I love my livewell... but it's not nessesaru for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Plug Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I got a lid and tub and pump from cabelas it works good but costs a lot. I also found a pre-fab live well on the cabbalas site unfortunately it won't work for my boat. If Davis can post a pic of the one I put in my 14 ft sylvan years ago, you would get an idea. I had an aluminum box welded up, that I slipped it right into the middle bench. Yes, that's kinda the same idea I'm looking for. Just a drop in. Do you have a pump and aerator as well? Do you do tournaments where you need to keep fish alive? If not then no need for a well We use a stringer in dads boat and it does just fine My buddy uses a soft cooler bag and 1-2 frozen 2 litre bottles without concern Don't get me wrong I love my livewell... but it's not nessesaru for everyone Ya i understand and no tournaments in the forseeable future, but not ruling it out. I currently use stringers now, but looking for an upgrade because I'm probably going to have this boat for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I use a cooler in my tinny, works mint for the lil tourny's i enter or to save a few fish for pictures later. I'm interested in after market LW that could be plumbed into the boat I'll be following this thread for info lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Do you do tournaments where you need to keep fish alive? If not then no need for a well We use a stringer in dads boat and it does just fine My buddy uses a soft cooler bag and 1-2 frozen 2 litre bottles without concern Don't get me wrong I love my livewell... but it's not nessesaru for everyone I find a good cooler with a couple of ice pacs keep the fish in the best shape, I mostly troll so a stringer is not a good option and water near the surface is warm. Yeah I had a nice square welded aluminum live well that was a bench seat in my centre console, 20 plus years, never used it as such , plugged the exterior hull holes and used it for tackle storage. Edit : Costco has a nice cooler bag with their Logo on it cheap Edited March 8, 2017 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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