Livewells

[Bauer]

Hey,

Google is letting me down on this one. Can anyone tell me where I can go to purchase a live well or have one custom made.
I need to downsize my live well to create some battery storage in the bow of my boat and would like to look for a viable replacement.

Thanks in advance!

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[Allen]

http://www.cabelas.com/product/boat...on=/category/Livewells-Aerators/104434380.uts

 

[dean nelson]

Fare few here. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/boat-livewell

 

[riverfisher]

http://www.customlivewells.com/Pages/productlines.aspx i dont know what your price range is but they should be able to make what u want

 

[SDMF]

http://greatlakesskipper.com/boat-parts/live-wells-and-accessories/live-wells

 

[Fracman]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Custom+livewells+

 

[Vollmer]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Custom+livewells+

Holy moly that was funny. I've never seen that before.

 

[wildeyes]

isn't there a place in bis that does plastic fabrication. I need to replace a baitwell.

 

[hogslayer]

I know your frustration. When tore down my old boat to the shell to replace the floor and carpet I changed the layout of it and added a larger livewell in the bow. I wound up purchasing a large sportsman's tote from runnings and fabricating my own since that is the only thing I could find to fit the dimensions i needed and it worked perfectly. It doesn't hurt to get creative sometimes. With my current boat I actually have my trolling batteries located under the console's (walk through boat) in battery tray's so I'm not losing any compartment space.

 

[johnr]

Maybe a stringer would be your easiest solution

 

[tikkalover]

Ha ha I always get a laugh;:;rofl out of the hi speed stringer draggers, that forget to put the stringer in the boat before takeoff!

 

[NDwalleyes]

isn't there a place in bis that does plastic fabrication. I need to replace a baitwell.

Yes. Plastics Plus....but you will have blood running out of your rectum after you leave that place.

 

[wildeyes]

nd that bad ?

 

[Fishmission]

Ha ha I always get a laugh;:;rofl out of the hi speed stringer draggers, that forget to put the stringer in the boat before takeoff!

Guilty. I once lost a nice limit of rainbow trout in Alaska speeding off into the sunset dragging the old stringer

 

[NDwalleyes]

nd that bad ?

At least for the stuff I've looked at. Clear acrylic sheeting and HDPE. The custom made window well covers you see on peoples houses are $300-$400 I belive.

 

[Newgard]

I don't know of a custom livewell manufacturer in the area. However have you considered making a "cooler" out of your current livewell and to forego trying to keep your fish alive only to kill them 3 hours later? Throw a bag of ice in the cooler throw your fish on top. Save your money and have fresh cold fish when you get home instead of slimy warm water dead fish hottub. Unless you're doing tournaments I don't see the appeal of the livewell. I'm waiting for the day all of the boats go this route with all the AIS threats and everything else I don't see the value in livewell I would much prefer a built in fish cooler you could let cold water in and out of dependent upon the time of year.

 

[wslayer]

Exactly, I wish they made insulation inserts. Livewells basically worthless these days. Freeze up some milk jugs and a bag of ice, good to go

 

[Bauer]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Custom+livewells+

While funny, all the links came up red, meaning I had all ready clicked on them. I was hoping for a more local solution. But thanks for your helpful input.

The cooler idea is good, but no room for that either, darn 16' boat.

I think I have found my solution once I got the front deck and live well out. If I relocate my fill hose and put the batteries in with an on-board charger before I put the deck back on. I may just be able to make it work out.

Thanks for everybody's help.

 

[SDMF]

You need an in-floor Yeti, except you'd probably have to carry those big plastic hammers like on the crab boats in the Bearing Sea have for de-icing.

 

[svnmag]

Holy moly that was funny. I've never seen that before.

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