retiredff
Well-known member
Hello,
I purchased a Polar Kraft 1448 that has an open floor plan with 2 storage boxes on each side of the hull that replaces the middle seat. Sort of like this tracker only the rear seat is not straight across but installed as a "V" at a 60 deg. angle to the hull.
https://www.trackerboats.com/boat/forum/images.cfm?boat=3265
One box is for a live well as it has a tube at the bottom that goes thru the hull. It does not appear this has ever been used for anything but manually fill the tank with water, then remove the tube after trailering the boat to drain it. Basically it's a cooler with a drain in the bottom. I have researched live wells and from what I can tell I need a recirc. pump that I assume will connect or replace the tube going outside the bottom of the hull. Then the water would be pumped to a aerator tube and finally, a larger drain tube thru the box and then thru the hull. The drain is just gravity fed and after trailering the pump could be removed from the bottom fitting to drain the tank. Does this sound right? I know I can add a timer etc, but I want to be sure I have the basic idea correct. How much bigger should the drain be than the fill tube? I think the fill tube is maybe 1/2".
I have seen diagrams of live wells that use the rear bilge drain, then add another for the pickup. That would require maybe 12' of hose. I would rather keep it simple.
Thanks
Tony
I purchased a Polar Kraft 1448 that has an open floor plan with 2 storage boxes on each side of the hull that replaces the middle seat. Sort of like this tracker only the rear seat is not straight across but installed as a "V" at a 60 deg. angle to the hull.
https://www.trackerboats.com/boat/forum/images.cfm?boat=3265
One box is for a live well as it has a tube at the bottom that goes thru the hull. It does not appear this has ever been used for anything but manually fill the tank with water, then remove the tube after trailering the boat to drain it. Basically it's a cooler with a drain in the bottom. I have researched live wells and from what I can tell I need a recirc. pump that I assume will connect or replace the tube going outside the bottom of the hull. Then the water would be pumped to a aerator tube and finally, a larger drain tube thru the box and then thru the hull. The drain is just gravity fed and after trailering the pump could be removed from the bottom fitting to drain the tank. Does this sound right? I know I can add a timer etc, but I want to be sure I have the basic idea correct. How much bigger should the drain be than the fill tube? I think the fill tube is maybe 1/2".
I have seen diagrams of live wells that use the rear bilge drain, then add another for the pickup. That would require maybe 12' of hose. I would rather keep it simple.
Thanks
Tony