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<blockquote data-quote="Pilchard" data-source="post: 5359377" data-attributes="member: 19427"><p>It sounds like your livewell pickup is letting water in when on plane. It's designed to do this on most boats so that your livewell still works while under way and you don't kill your bait/fish on long runs. There is likely a leak somewhere in your livewell plumbing as has been mentioned. It might be harder to identify than you think as it's probably only happening when it's under pressure (meaning your boat is moving forward).</p><p></p><p>A couple of things you can try at home: Plug the drain in your livewell and fill it up with a garden hose. When you fill it up, inspect around the outside of the well, the plumbing and in the bilge to see if you can see water leaking from the well. If nothing, identify the drain line and plug it at the transom of the boat and then refill your livewell with the hose and see if there is water leaking around the drain plumbing. If neither of these things produce a leak, you can be almost certain it's leaking from the intake side of the plumbing. You will probably need to inspect for the leak on the intake side while on the water and moving forward to create the pressure you need to show the leak.</p><p></p><p>If you will never use the livewell, you can remove the pickup valve an plug it or replace it with a scupper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pilchard, post: 5359377, member: 19427"] It sounds like your livewell pickup is letting water in when on plane. It's designed to do this on most boats so that your livewell still works while under way and you don't kill your bait/fish on long runs. There is likely a leak somewhere in your livewell plumbing as has been mentioned. It might be harder to identify than you think as it's probably only happening when it's under pressure (meaning your boat is moving forward). A couple of things you can try at home: Plug the drain in your livewell and fill it up with a garden hose. When you fill it up, inspect around the outside of the well, the plumbing and in the bilge to see if you can see water leaking from the well. If nothing, identify the drain line and plug it at the transom of the boat and then refill your livewell with the hose and see if there is water leaking around the drain plumbing. If neither of these things produce a leak, you can be almost certain it's leaking from the intake side of the plumbing. You will probably need to inspect for the leak on the intake side while on the water and moving forward to create the pressure you need to show the leak. If you will never use the livewell, you can remove the pickup valve an plug it or replace it with a scupper. [/QUOTE]
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