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Thread: Dual Livewell Setup on a ProCraft Fish/Ski

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atimm693 View Post
    I would venture to guess that position 1 on that switch is constant, and the other is (or was) a timed mode where the pump will cycle automatically.

    If there is not an extra hole in the transom or either of the two livewells, there was no second pump. They fill together and drain together unless you've got the valves arranged otherwise.

    Some boats do have a recirculate option, or a livewell pump out feature, but that doesn't sound like your situation.
    Thanks for the reply.

    I think sometime this week we are going to dive into the electrical and try to trace all the wiring in the bilge area to see what is what at the console and then remove look at the livewell plumbing under the deck. Luckily on this boat there is an access panel behind the middle bench seat that gives easy access to the plumbing that would otherwise be blocked off by the fuel tank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scout-j-m View Post
    Thanks for the reply.

    I think sometime this week we are going to dive into the electrical and try to trace all the wiring in the bilge area to see what is what at the console and then remove look at the livewell plumbing under the deck. Luckily on this boat there is an access panel behind the middle bench seat that gives easy access to the plumbing that would otherwise be blocked off by the fuel tank.
    That is a good feature
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    One other random/unrelated question... On my last boat with a built in fuel tank I was able to somewhat see through the poly tank to see the fuel level. It both helped me fill it correctly and estimate the oil to add. This tank is 25 gallons and someone had previously used a sharpie to mark lines on it every 6 gallons. I added a premixed 5 gal jug of gas to the tank and the gauge moved slightly less than 1/4 of a tank so it seem to be working ok I guess but I've never liked relying on those. Do people usually just rely on the gauge to estimate how much gas it will take, add the oil and fill until the pump kicks off? I guess once you fill it up a handful of times, you get familiar with estimating what the fill capacity is in relation to the gauge reading, just wasn't sure. My first impression was the tank needs one of those external pieces of clear tubing that shows the fuel level like what we use on metal water tanks to show the fill level lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scout-j-m View Post
    One other random/unrelated question... On my last boat with a built in fuel tank I was able to somewhat see through the poly tank to see the fuel level. It both helped me fill it correctly and estimate the oil to add. This tank is 25 gallons and someone had previously used a sharpie to mark lines on it every 6 gallons. I added a premixed 5 gal jug of gas to the tank and the gauge moved slightly less than 1/4 of a tank so it seem to be working ok I guess but I've never liked relying on those. Do people usually just rely on the gauge to estimate how much gas it will take, add the oil and fill until the pump kicks off? I guess once you fill it up a handful of times, you get familiar with estimating what the fill capacity is in relation to the gauge reading, just wasn't sure. My first impression was the tank needs one of those external pieces of clear tubing that shows the fuel level like what we use on metal water tanks to show the fill level lol.
    I always used the gas pump and one of these bottles to measure oil when I used to premix. Fill till the pump kicks off, note how much gas it took, measure the right amount of oil, and dump it in. I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference whether you put the oil in first or last. I did it this way for years, gas and oil mix readily.

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    I usually haul gas home to put in the boat. I don't take it to the station had someone run into the motor years ago. That was enough to break me
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    Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
    I usually haul gas home to put in the boat. I don't take it to the station had someone run into the motor years ago. That was enough to break me
    Ouch! I'm getting to the point where I may make a fuel tank out of an old 55 gallon fuel drum to keep at home and use for refueling things like this. Getting tired of messing with jugs at home between my mower, atv, utv, boats, and chainsaws. At the moment dont have a great place for it as I'd prefer not to keep it in my shop but hopefully in next year or 2 going to build a large 3 sided pole barn for hay and could weld a rack for it to set it on in there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atimm693 View Post
    I always used the gas pump and one of these bottles to measure oil when I used to premix. Fill till the pump kicks off, note how much gas it took, measure the right amount of oil, and dump it in. I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference whether you put the oil in first or last. I did it this way for years, gas and oil mix readily.

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    I would always estimate the required gas using the gauge, add that amount of oil, and then after it kicked off I would fill up the oil measuring container with what else was needed and add a few oz of gas from the pump and add that. The gas in the oil bottle helped clean it out and I like to think it helped it mix better in the tank (likely false though lol).

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    Quote Originally Posted by scout-j-m View Post
    Ouch! I'm getting to the point where I may make a fuel tank out of an old 55 gallon fuel drum to keep at home and use for refueling things like this. Getting tired of messing with jugs at home between my mower, atv, utv, boats, and chainsaws. At the moment dont have a great place for it as I'd prefer not to keep it in my shop but hopefully in next year or 2 going to build a large 3 sided pole barn for hay and could weld a rack for it to set it on in there.
    For no more than I use in the weed eaters, blower, and chainsaws I buy the gallons of true fuel. One last me all year and is supposed to be shelf stable for a couple of years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
    For no more than I use in the weed eaters, blower, and chainsaws I buy the gallons of true fuel. One last me all year and is supposed to be shelf stable for a couple of years.
    I could get away with that for weedeater and blower too. Probably only use 2 gal of gas in both over the course of the year....but I roll through the fuel on the chainsaw lol.

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    Only when I have a tree fall. I try to only crank the saws to let them run
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