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Post by clabman on May 12, 2019 19:10:51 GMT -5
i have a 2017 29’ CC and the starboard rear live well in emptying back out where the water feeds in from. I fill the well up and notice it drains to the point at which the feed is. Once the pump is off and well is full I put my finger over the fill hole and I feel the suction pulling the water back out. I checked for a check valve all the way back to the pump and there’s nothing there. I wonder if the pump which is in a difficult place to access has a check built in which has recently failed. Any info on this would be appreciated. Thanks
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Post by outtadblue on May 13, 2019 9:14:43 GMT -5
I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think there is a check valve in the pump. I keep my pump running when I have bait in the well the whole time so I don’t know if mine will leak back or not. Maybe someone knows how to fix you up.
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Post by baksie999 on May 13, 2019 10:23:39 GMT -5
I have the same issue. Also have 29CC. I just got the boat last year so haven’t really investigated the issue. Will do in a few weeks.
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Post by Team Ruby on May 13, 2019 11:43:15 GMT -5
I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think there is a check valve in the pump. I keep my pump running when I have bait in the well the whole time so I don’t know if mine will leak back or not. Maybe someone knows how to fix you up. I agree, there isn't a check valve in the pump line. The tank should have an overflow located slightly lower than the water inlet valve. If an overflow is not present then the tank was designed to have a standpipe that fits into the bottom drain and the top of the pipe will be slightly lower than the water inlet.
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Post by outtadblue on May 13, 2019 12:14:02 GMT -5
Well that would make since but Sailfish didn’t design it that way. The intake is about halfway from the top. The overflow is at the top. You can reach your arm down into the bait well and turn the fill valve to the off position but you get all wet.
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Post by Team Ruby on May 13, 2019 13:04:43 GMT -5
In that case maybe it should have a check valve.
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Post by gatorman on May 13, 2019 18:29:46 GMT -5
If its like my 2660 you have to reach down in the livewell when full and turn the black knob filling it to the off/closed position and the water will not run back out. Then turn the switch off at the helm.
Gatorman-
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Post by finatic on May 13, 2019 19:01:39 GMT -5
Same as all above, it will empty when pump is off. I liked the set up on my older 218 it had the stand pipe style drain.
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Post by Team Ruby on May 13, 2019 19:56:24 GMT -5
Same as all above, it will empty when pump is off. I liked the set up on my older 218 it had the stand pipe style drain. My 266 also had the same set up using the standpipe, which I really liked.
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Post by baksie999 on Oct 31, 2019 10:36:07 GMT -5
Ran a few days last week and my livewell is still not working properly. When stationary with the valve open, plug in and pump on it will fill up. Once I get under way the livewell drains and pump comes on only a few times. So level of water in it is too low and bait will die.
So either the dump valve (not sure if there's one) is bad or the pump is bad in my opinion.
Any idea how I can check this ??
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Post by jski59 on Oct 31, 2019 11:23:28 GMT -5
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Post by abouttime2fish on Oct 31, 2019 14:08:28 GMT -5
These live wells can’t be rocket science but you seem to have us stumped!
There must be a couple different designs around. Maybe some pics down inside baitwell will help.
Baitwell pump should be on any time the switch is on. That way it Continues to pump new water in to keep bait alive. Overflow drain keeps it from overflowing through lid. I’ve only seen 2 configurations. Both have inlet obviously. One has a single drain and bottom and you stick a stand pipe in it to get water level up. Second has a drain at bottom that you have to close, and an overflow drain up towards top.
Either configuration, with pump off water will end up at or slightly below (due to splashing about) either the stand pipe or overflow drain.
Pics and a description of your setup may help. If pump is intermittent in may be overheating.
High speed pickup only works while moving and brings water in same inlet as pump at the livewell.
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Post by hotdogzz on Oct 31, 2019 19:09:56 GMT -5
I have the second example on a 2013 24cc.When the pump is turned off the water will drain through the fill nozzle which is almost halfway up in the livewell.The fill nozzle works like a hose nozzle and lets you adjust the incoming flow.When filled it drains out the top while its running.When the pump is shut off instead of remaining filled it drains out the fill nozzle to that level You can reach in and close the fill nozzle and the well will be full with no circulation.To run it for circulation you again have to reach in and open the nozzle.This design needs a check valve on the fill hose.
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Post by abouttime2fish on Nov 1, 2019 6:48:25 GMT -5
Makes sense, it a siphoning issue. Getting the inlet pipe higher in the tank would help raise the water level it drains down to. Darn gravity always screwing thing up.....
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Post by Randy on Mar 22, 2020 13:23:01 GMT -5
I'm a new owner of a 2360 and I have the same issue with the stern bait well. Looks like the simplest fix will be to add a check valve to the inlet supply line. Haven't gotten around to it yet as the center located baitwell has the inlet location well up in the tank. The stern tank system is just a poor design.
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