How to keep livewells from filling when not being used?

[DIESELDAN]

I have a 1998 19' lund pro v and my livewells always fill up or at least get a pretty good quanity of water in them. How can I keep them from doing this? Does it have something to do with those valves by the drivers seat? Thanks for the help.

DieselDan

[Deep_Sinker]

A boat plug in the drain hole(s) should do the trick.

[coombia21]

Shut the valves by the drivers seat.

[JohnMickish]

Put the valve in recirculate and it won't let outside water in. This works for ALL boats. There might be some seapage past the valve but it won't be an open hole like when in empty.

[delcecchi]

I have a 98 provee and if I put the plugs in the livewell they stay pretty dry. The water from the valve would have to get up to the top of that spray pipe that sticks up to get in.

And of course the valve has to not be on "empty" so that drain is closed as well.