Quackrstackr
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If the top of the livewell is level with the top of the seat, you probably will not have any problems. I highly doubt that your seats will be below water level. If they are, you are going to have zero freeboard and the smallest wave may likely swamp your boat.
Bilge pumps do not have a check valve built into them. That is why the discharge hose from the bilge is always above the water line. If the highest point of your livewell is below the waterline, water is just going to gravity fill and try to seek it's own level. Your livewell would overflow and your boat would fill up.
Bilge pumps do not have a check valve built into them. That is why the discharge hose from the bilge is always above the water line. If the highest point of your livewell is below the waterline, water is just going to gravity fill and try to seek it's own level. Your livewell would overflow and your boat would fill up.