Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

own a 02 Triton TR 196.  lose most of my livewell water on high speed runs, any other boats incurr this problem?  fix ?

Plug the livewell drains.....Sometimes you have to plug the overflows also if in rough water....

I just run the Livewell fill and that keeps it at a safe level...

There are two overflow drains on a shelf at the stern end of each box.  Plug those while running fast or in rough water.  My 2K tr21 will lose half the water if I don't when running in big water.  If you still lose water, you've got a plumbing leak.

Only run the recirculate while running.  If you run the fills while at speed, you're only sucking air.

Quote from: Lightningboy on August 14, 2009, 06:42:21 AM
There are two overflow drains on a shelf at the stern end of each box.  Plug those while running fast or in rough water.  My 2K tr21 will lose half the water if I don't when running in big water.  If you still lose water, you've got a plumbing leak.

Only run the recirculate while running.  If you run the fills while at speed, you're only sucking air.

My boat has a livewell pump in that is what I meant by fill.(my boat pumps water into the through a fill pump that is seperate from the normal aeration..It is a pro aeration system,,It will continue to pump in water even while on plane...actually have to be careful not to overfill the wells while running..
I never even open the normal fill valve except for draining the system....I probably should have been more clear...

In rough water runs, I always plug my overflows, and then leave the pump on for 5 or 10 minutes before I leave.  This fills the wells to overflowing, removes all of the empty space above the water.  I find that the water sloshes much less when it is totally full and the fish don't get beat up or stressed as bad.

Kind of like shaking a milk jug that is half full vs a jug totally filled to the top.

Seth