Marine: Boating, Sailing, PWC, GPS and Navigation - live well always full even after pumping out

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tbrownarcher
04-11-09, 01:21 PM
I have a Triton bass boat 1999 18 foot premier. The live well is filling up as soon as we put it in the water. Not all the way but there is about 4 " of water in it. We don't know how the water would be getting into it unless it's going through the pump but shouldn't that be made with a check valve or something ?

thanks,
Nate

samuari
04-11-09, 07:33 PM
My bass boat does the same thing because the livewell is about at the water line so water fills it naturally. I don't have a valve to shut it off.

If I don't want it filled I use a drain plug in the inlet.
squirtspop
06-03-09, 10:31 PM
Mine does the same thing...it's a ProCraft. Has a push/pull lever under drivers seat to open/shut water flow to livewell.

samuari
06-04-09, 07:34 PM
If your pro craft is a bass model they sit pritty low in the water causing this. Nice boats, pritty fast too.