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 Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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08/14/24 04:50 PM
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I’ve got a Tracker Pro Team 190Tx. I don’t have any use for a live welll except to store stuff. I can’t get it to seal off and I can’t tell where the water is coming in. I plugged the drain with a cork and have tightened the fill (?) plug as tight as it will go. It doesn’t leak when the boat is in the slip…only when I’m running around 30mph on the lake. I have the trailer but it costs $20 to use the only public ramp on Eagle Mountain. Has anyone dealt with this or have any ideas? I put silicone around the base of the plug but that’s apparently not it. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/08/full-20037-237772-img_2987.jpeg)
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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08/14/24 11:34 PM
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JIM SR.
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If you fill it doesnt the water also leak out,...should be able to see that also
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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08/15/24 12:56 PM
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GTrigg
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I have the same problem with my Triton Stick Steer, so please keep us updated.... 
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
[Re: JIM SR.]
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08/15/24 06:52 PM
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PrimitiveAngler
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If you fill it doesnt the water also leak out,...should be able to see that also I keep it in a boat house so I don’t take it out of the water. If I unscrew the plug in the pic, lake water gushes in.
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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08/16/24 03:15 PM
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Mo
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It may have a water pick-up on the transom. If so , plug that from the outside.
good luck
Mo
 MY BACKYARD , 20,000 ACRES , NO MOWING 
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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09/06/24 07:45 PM
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I finally found the points of entry for water into my live well. It was the two overflow lines at the TOP of the live well. When water would impact the stern from me slowing down oof plane or when having large waves/wakes hitting the stern, it forces water up the drain lines and into the live well. Simple cork test tube plugs in them solved the problem.
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Re: Ideas For Sealing Off Live Well?
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09/08/24 11:44 PM
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goodman_fishing
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I finally found the points of entry for water into my live well. It was the two overflow lines at the TOP of the live well. When water would impact the stern from me slowing down oof plane or when having large waves/wakes hitting the stern, it forces water up the drain lines and into the live well. Simple cork test tube plugs in them solved the problem. Yep, that'll do it. They are also a pain when you want the livewell full and go run the boat around, you'll wonder why half of your water is gone.
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