livewell not draining

dlaxdal

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I have a 1997 Crestliner 1850 sportfish and my front livewell does not want to drain. Any ideas on what to look for or do?
 

rndn

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Re: livewell not draining

You should be able to fish (no pun intended) something thru starting in the livewell. You may also want to try to get garden hose inside the livewell and open it up full. If you do need to fish something thru, make sure you don't have any sharp edges as you don't want to put a hole in the drain line. You can also check where it exits the boat at the transom to see if you see anything blocking it. It is just gravity drain so it wouldn't take much to slow it down or stop it completely.
My boat was the same way when I got it and all it took was a garden hose with a good high pressure nozzle.
Good luck and Crestliners are great boats!!!
 

dlaxdal

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Re: livewell not draining

Thanks Give me your email and I will send some pics. It looks brand new and I spent the weekend taking apart and getting to know.

Thx will do monday.
 

dlaxdal

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Re: livewell not draining

Took the front of the boat apart and the drain hose was kinked and I cut out and reattached. Works fine now.
 
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