Livewell pump out system

[shrapnel]

Anyone installed one of these?  https://flow-rite.com/products/marine/aerators/mp-1000

I've got a terribly slow draining livewell in my Champion that I think would be a nightmare to fix, this might be a solution and I would love to have a pump out for weigh ins.

[Dutch]

Have you tried putting a hose to the drain and back flushing it with water.  That always worked on my Champion.

[fishinwrench]

Eventually the valve or pump will need service, and at that time you can rectify what's actually causing the slow drain.  Adding even more plumbing in order to band-aid a problem doesn't feel like a good thing to do.  

Probably a bunch of crud built up in the fill/drain valve, and at some point the valve will fail and need to be replaced.....and the slow drain problem will be solved.

[shrapnel]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Eventually the valve or pump will need service, and at that time you can rectify what's actually causing the slow drain.  Adding even more plumbing in order to band-aid a problem doesn't feel like a good thing to do.  

Probably a bunch of crud built up in the fill/drain valve, and at some point the valve will fail and need to be replaced.....and the slow drain problem will be solved.

I'm shocked the valve still works, it was a table rock boat and they must have let their kids use the live wells to store shells and pea gravel there was a ton of it in the drain!

I have not tried back flushing it yet, it's on a lift with no water at this dock it will have to wait til it comes out for fall service.

[Dutch]

Where is the boat located?

[shrapnel]

6 hours ago, Dutch said:

Where is the boat located?

LOZ, just past the Glaize bridge.  I plan to get it to wrench this fall for service.

[Old plug]

kind of wonder if it could not be zebra mistlles in there snce ot came from table rock

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

No Zebra muscles in the Rock yet, well if there is it is a very small population