THIS COULD SINK YOUR BOAT!!!! Livewell leak - find and fix

[@Jon_boat_adventures]

Thanks. I really appreciate the tip on tying tools to a line to make retrieving a dropped tool easier.

[@lawrencegraham0]

I just diagnosed this same problem on a 237 Hurricane that I have. I’m going to replace the hose this week. Seems like it’s a common problem with those hoses after some age. Thanks for the video, awesome work. I’m sure I’m going to have a fun time getting to the bottom hose on the livewell 😂

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

@@lawrencegraham0 certainly not a fun job

[@lawrencegraham0]

@@Kevtheguitarguy can I ask how you reached the discharge line on the bottom of the livewell? Was it through the Anchor hatch? Or did you have to create another access point in one of the storage areas under the front seats?

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

@@lawrencegraham0 I cut out another access hole under the port side front seat cushion

[@lawrencegraham0]

@@Kevtheguitarguy thanks for that. Thats exactly what I was thinking I’d have to do

[@themadcatter5849]

That was the most well thought out project I have ever seen. Great instructional video!

[@manindabox69]

Great video john! Ty. Mine almost sunk..stratos 264v and front live well hose is the problem.

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

Happy boating

[@mb-uk4lp]

you can do this all out of the water by cutting power to auto bilge and filling your hull with water. water will come out of the intake or discharge depending on which one has the leak

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

I hope everyone reads your comment as a great place to start , thanks for sharing

[@mritolduso7355]

Excellent!!!!

[@LousyHeroShorts]

Fill your hull until it starts leaking pretty good. Then pressurize the port that is leaking with your garden hose. Wherever the bubbles come from is your leak.

[@TheMannyduckslayer]

Are you sure you didn’t crack hose while fishing it out of your boat?

[@junior75605]

I just had this problem and almost sank. Not having the water of the lake I didn’t get a good reaction from filling the livewell at home. Was the drain hose for my bait well

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

glad you were able to find the leak..... and not sink

[@junior75605]

Kevtheguitarguy lmao me too

[@ferociousfishing927]

Did you have water come right up to the drain

[@Nazman06]

This happened to me last weekend. the backend was going under and I lifted the lid on the battery department and it was full of water

[@faustoaleman7860]

Same thing, water was going into the battery cavity, what was the cause?

[@frankschannel2642]

You have seacocks. A live well is NOT a critical piece of equipment. There was never a chance that broken hose would sink your boat. Once discovered all that was necessary would be to shut both seacocks and go on with your day on the water. The lesson here is ALWAYS have a seacock for every through hull, or at LEAST a boat plug, thread-on cap or other means to stuff a through hull to stop water intrusion. Good public service message, though.

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

Partially true. At the time it was happening i didn't notice bilge pump kept coming on. If my bilge had burnt out or wasn't working. I could have easily walked away from the boat at the sandbar and had it sunk. Luckily my bilge alerted me to the issue

[@robertwhitfield2979]

I need to know how to wire a new live well pump to a fuse box to a toggle switch

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

do you have an existing live well, fuse, or toggle switch?

[@sampaunovici614]

My problem just today was...the hose that connects the livewell with drain hole in the back ov the boat came of and the watter coming in live well from front intake that is under water when boat level in water was filling the boat haul by liking tru disconected hose under live well..from livewell...its a quick connect hose...I troubled soot by filling livewell but watter did not come thru the back hole becouse it was disconnected..

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

Glad you found it, thanks for sharing how you found the problem.

[@charlesdavis6989]

How to replace

[@ahndeux]

Never use those spiral hoses for a pressured inlet hose. You need to use Sierra livewell hose that is solid and doesn't have that spiral. Those hoses are pure JUNK and it will break again when its under pressure. I wouldn't even use them on the outlet side without any pressure.

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

Good to know thanks for the advice

[@djtrouble1980]

If you had just started from the discharge point and worked your way back you could have saved yourself 8 1/2 minutes.

[@djdrisco123]

Livewells are the dumbest thing on the planet for about 99.99% of the population. Unless you are a tournament fisherman, there is ZERO need for one. Trying to figure out how to plug mine and remove it.

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

It seems mine only works half the time. A 5 gallon bucket usually serves the purpose except when I go grouper fishing. Have to load up on pinfish and keep them alive. In the summer bucket water gets too warm quickly have to keep it circulating

[@howieallen2339]

Your boat is filthy.

[@Kevtheguitarguy]

Dude....filth shaming me on social media not cool. I thought i had a free weekend coming up but now i have to clean out my bilge ,how embarrising

[@greenhometony]

@@Kevtheguitarguy don't be embarrassed. Who gives people a hard time when they are trying to help others? A j e r k o f f that's who, inconsequential piece of trash....

[@jtrule1]

🤣@@Kevtheguitarguy