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Post by captsam on Aug 15, 2023 11:38:57 GMT -5
I have two bait wells on my 2009 2660. They are impossible to open and close. Does anyone have a solution on what to do so they can be opened and closed by hand?
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Post by jerryk on Aug 15, 2023 12:04:30 GMT -5
My go to if it don't go and should go is a good soaking of WD-40. And of course, if it goes but shouldn't go, there is duct tape for that problem. Seriously though, are those marelon valves or brass? If gunked up with growth or corrosion you may or may not need to let it soak with a lube like WD-40 for a few days, and even then you might be SOL. Those things are designed to be used once in a while. That reminds me...I have some seacocks to exercise too.
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Post by DMBekus on Aug 15, 2023 15:45:07 GMT -5
Funny you should bring this up. I was out fishing yesteday and the bait well was making a racket, I went to close the seacock, so I could remove the pump insert and clean/check. the stem snapped on the seacock and that was that. Going out after dinner to start the removal of the pump and seacock.
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Post by jerryk on Aug 15, 2023 16:36:32 GMT -5
Funny you should bring this up. I was out fishing yesteday and the bait well was making a racket, I went to close the seacock, so I could remove the pump insert and clean/check. the stem snapped on the seacock and that was that. Going out after dinner to start the removal of the pump and seacock. Aw, why do we love boats so much? It's always something!
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Post by DMBekus on Aug 15, 2023 16:49:34 GMT -5
yup, and if its not something, its something else.
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Post by fishnfool on Aug 15, 2023 19:15:02 GMT -5
Ain't that the truth!
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Post by reelkul on Aug 16, 2023 8:13:18 GMT -5
If you don't regularly open/close your baitwell valves, which are plastic on my 2006 2660CC, they eventually become hard to open and close. Once a year I plug the scuppers where the baitwells drain overboard, and fill the baitwells with saltaway and water. I exercise the valve for several minutes, which gets easier to open/close after a few cycles. Then I drain the solution and let it dry for a few hours. Then I roll a paper towel into a stick, use tape to hold the rolled paper towel together, dab the end of the paper towel into marine grease, and feed the paper towel into the drain tube with the valve closed. I smear the grease on the closed valve the best I can, and then exercise the valve. I have been doing this for several years, and my valves have always opened and closed with ease. I use live bait in my baitwells all the time when fishing, and have never had a mass kill of the bait, which means that the grease is not impacting the bait.
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Post by jerryk on Aug 16, 2023 8:28:04 GMT -5
Good service to perform, and it obviously works! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by captsam on Aug 22, 2023 14:36:05 GMT -5
Thanks Jerry’s, that sounds like something that will help. I was thinking of filling the well from inside with some type of oil while the valve was closed With will give the salt out a try.
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Post by johnsodaj on Nov 9, 2023 15:34:52 GMT -5
If you don't regularly open/close your baitwell valves, which are plastic on my 2006 2660CC, they eventually become hard to open and close. Once a year I plug the scuppers where the baitwells drain overboard, and fill the baitwells with saltaway and water. I exercise the valve for several minutes, which gets easier to open/close after a few cycles. Then I drain the solution and let it dry for a few hours. Then I roll a paper towel into a stick, use tape to hold the rolled paper towel together, dab the end of the paper towel into marine grease, and feed the paper towel into the drain tube with the valve closed. I smear the grease on the closed valve the best I can, and then exercise the valve. I have been doing this for several years, and my valves have always opened and closed with ease. I use live bait in my baitwells all the time when fishing, and have never had a mass kill of the bait, which means that the grease is not impacting the bait. Reelkul: I too have a 2006 2660CC and I saw this post and thought you may know so I'm asking :-). . Right now my bait well pump works fine (knock on wood) but I was trying to figure out what type of pump it is and where to get one as the thing is now almost 18 years old. Google gives me nothing in terms of pump manufacturer or how to install a new one. The existing pump is plumbed right to the seacock and appears to be in some sort of big round white housing that has no markings. All of the pictures I see on a Google search look nothing like what's there. Any help or point in the right direction would be helpful. I'm new to this forum so if I'm putting this in the wrong place my apologies and I take direction well. Thanks.
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Post by reelkul on Nov 10, 2023 8:53:16 GMT -5
If you don't regularly open/close your baitwell valves, which are plastic on my 2006 2660CC, they eventually become hard to open and close. Once a year I plug the scuppers where the baitwells drain overboard, and fill the baitwells with saltaway and water. I exercise the valve for several minutes, which gets easier to open/close after a few cycles. Then I drain the solution and let it dry for a few hours. Then I roll a paper towel into a stick, use tape to hold the rolled paper towel together, dab the end of the paper towel into marine grease, and feed the paper towel into the drain tube with the valve closed. I smear the grease on the closed valve the best I can, and then exercise the valve. I have been doing this for several years, and my valves have always opened and closed with ease. I use live bait in my baitwells all the time when fishing, and have never had a mass kill of the bait, which means that the grease is not impacting the bait. Reelkul: I too have a 2006 2660CC and I saw this post and thought you may know so I'm asking :-). . Right now my bait well pump works fine (knock on wood) but I was trying to figure out what type of pump it is and where to get one as the thing is now almost 18 years old. Google gives me nothing in terms of pump manufacturer or how to install a new one. The existing pump is plumbed right to the seacock and appears to be in some sort of big round white housing that has no markings. All of the pictures I see on a Google search look nothing like what's there. Any help or point in the right direction would be helpful. I'm new to this forum so if I'm putting this in the wrong place my apologies and I take direction well. Thanks. Mine is SHURFLO 1100 GPH Bait Sentry Pump. I am on my third one. I don't change the whole pump. I unscrew the motor and impeller assembly from the housing and install it in the housing that is connected to the seacock. www.westmarine.com/shurflo-1100-gph-bait-sentry-pump-over-50gal.-tank-3.75a-draw-428410.html?&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=PMax:%20GSC%3eSmart_Shopping%3eFishing2023&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxreqBhAxEiwAfGfndBu54D5obdIUP2aX_ydaqzmBTk1Kn-S3JekKL8Kb5HceEo87mG0L2RoCk1sQAvD_BwE
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