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This happened to the previous owner of a 26' center console I
once owned.

He explained in detail how the pipe fitting to the under-deck well
came loose and the boat rapidly filled with water. He was several miles
off Jupiter inlet when this occurred and came close to capsizing but managed
to start the engines put the throttle down and high tail it back to safety
before it was too late.

db





An under deck live well? I've seen only a few of those on fishing
boats...and when I did, they gave me the shivers.


Yup,

The Mako had 3 of them with no means of recirculation.
Two long ones (approx 4') and about a 2' square one in
the center. Each had a 1.5" hose with shut off valve.
connected from tank to sea water If you opened
the shut off valve, the tanks filled up. I mounted a
12v pump with the intake on the square tank and
the output to the starboard tank. As the level fell
in the square tank, it would automatically fill fresh
seawater. As the level rose in the starboard tank, it would run
out. I used this for menhaden. You just had to remember
to close the valves and turn off the pump while underway.

I kept the port tank empty and on ice for the big kings.

Those valves got extremely hard to turn over the years.

db