Livewell problem

[bobberbob]

Hello everyone. 1st time caller, long time listener…

My brothers and I own a 2002, 2025 Lund Pro V Magnum IFS that we purchased from In-Fisherman 2years ago. It was a PWT boat so its seen some water but that’s neither here nor there. This spring when we got her out on the water we noticed that the rear livewell was not filling. When we did a forced fill, the recirculation did not operate. The front livewell works like a champ and the rear one was working fine last fall before putting it up for the winter. It was stored outside (under a canopy) and was properly ‘winterized’.

Everything else is working fine. Did we lose a pump? Is it possibly wiring? Is it something we can fix ourselves or are we headed for a dealer? The nearest dealer is 70 miles away.

Appreciate any insight any one can provide.

tnx, bobberbob

[norm]

last year with our 99 pro-v we backed into a shallow access on ottertail and some sand got into the "intake" tube for the livewell and went up and clogged the pump. on our 1800 there were some screws in the floor right in front of the rear livewell where you can take out a section of the floor and get down to the livewell pumps and bilge pumps. then we just took out the pump and cleaned out the sand and it worked fine. hope this helps

[Steve Bakken]

Bobberbob,

It sounds from your description that there is one pump for each livewell. If that's the case then after you check them for sand, check your power feed and make sure they both run. One key phrase you used that turned on a little light bulb in my head was "storage" and "winterized". We have had many boats come into our shop with livewell problems that we were able to trace back to a cracked hose. What happens is that sometimes the hoses get sags in them where they run back to the pump and the water doesn't all get drained out. These pockets of water freeze and expand, cracking the hose. If you can't find the problem in the pump, it's something to check for. Hopefully it's nothing too serious. Good luck.

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Steve @ Bakken's Boat Shop www.bakkensboatshop.com

[bobberbob]

Thanks norm, thats worth a look. We have been putting in on some pretty shallow launches on the little puddles that pepper SW Minnesota and the water has been low this year. Could very well be the problem. I'll be sure to let you know.

bobberbob