Bait well pumps

[Luv2fish]

I would like to install a removable bait well. I'm looking at the 22 gallon Kodiak and will be using it on both of my boats. My question is if anyone has any experience with using a bait well pump to fill and add fresh water to the bait well. I would like to mount the pump on the tank and put a hose or pipe in to the water. I am wondering how far up these pumps will draw water. I see a model that mounts on a transom but then I would need one for each boat.

I may want to mount the tank on my ladder platform on my Parker and inside the boat on my skiff.

Anyone have one of these on their boat?

Steve

 

[Phil]

Livewell pumps are impeller driven so they need to be primed before they work. You can manually fill the livewell which would prime the pump and it will work to a point. The higher the pump/hose is to the water line, the less it will pump--big wave might cause it to lose prime. You can also not run the pump while underway. You also have to deal with alligator clips to connect to the battery--it all become a big hassle.

Pumps are cheap around $20-$40. The proper way to do it is to install a pump T-ing off the raw water pickup on the Parker and install a transom mounted pump on the skiff. Then all you have to do is connect the water intake hose to the livewell on either boat.

 

[Luv2fish]

Livewell pumps are impeller driven so they need to be primed before they work. You can manually fill the livewell which would prime the pump and it will work to a point. The higher the pump/hose is to the water line, the less it will pump--big wave might cause it to lose prime. You can also not run the pump while underway. You also have to deal with alligator clips to connect to the battery--it all become a big hassle.

Pumps are cheap around $20-$40. The proper way to do it is to install a pump T-ing off the raw water pickup on the Parker and install a transom mounted pump on the skiff. Then all you have to do is connect the water intake hose to the livewell on either boat.

Thanks Phil. That sound like a lot less work and a better solution.

Steve