Livewell Valve

[JimBuck]

Getting the boat ready this afternoon and wanted to ask a question regarding a livewell valve. It broke off last fall and I'm wondering what can I salvage on the rest of the aeration unit or if I would need to put a whole new one in. The valve is responsible for draining water from my livewell. The livewell pump and everything else is functioning so I'm hoping I don't have to shell out the cash for an entirely new setup because of a .50 part malfunction. Cheers. It won't be long!

[marine_man]

I'm pretty sure that's all one piece... unless the black piece threads out for the white piece, which I doubt is the case.

marine_man

[broken_line]

yep its all one peice. about all you can cheaply do is make sure its open, find a piece of rubber hose that fits over the black fitting, then put a new valve on the end of that. i did the same thing to my livewell.

[JimBuck]

Thanks guys. Yeah, it seems to be one piece. Is this type of part called a ball valve? I like the idea of just adding an additional valve to the existing housing if I can find one.

[marine_man]

Is this type of part called a ball valve?

Yes, that's what I'd call it.

marine_man

[broken_line]

its the cheapest thing. otherwise you have to remove the enitre live well to get at the back side to loosen the nut and remove the whole fitting.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Mine's a little different that yours, but being that we essentially have the same boat, I figured they'd be the same. I know mine was broken when I bought it, and the seller sent me a replacement. I will try to remember to snap a photo of it tonight. I also know I kept the packaging from the replacement so I know what I need when I break it again.

Stay tuned...

[JimBuck]

I appreciate it Ralph. Yeah this isn't the first time the livewell assembly has had issues. I suppose parts like this aren't really built for below freezing temps. but oh well. For how little I use my livewell, it'd be nice to find a fairly inexpensive solution. Thanks for checking and I'll stay tuned.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Here's what I've got. Hope it helps!

The valve (outside of livewell):

The valve (inside of livewell):

And, the packaging: