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Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:01 AM
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Cody Morrison
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I was fishing a tournament sunday and noticed my automatic bilge kicked on after a minute of investigating realized my live well cracked!! It's a Zx200 i am curious if anyone else has had a problem like this and if replacing it is the only real option or not.
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Re: Cracked livewell
[Re: Cody Morrison]
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05/25/12 02:30 AM
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J-2
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Depending on how bad it is you might be able to pick up marine grade silicone and patch it. (from the back).
Never had one crack.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:31 AM
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bigcat85
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Thats not good. Sorry never herd of this. I would call skeeter and get there opinions.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:42 AM
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Nick Carroccio
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Happened to my Nitro a few years back. I was told they take a solid block of plastic and blow form the well and that a thin spot can happen. Nitro wanted to Cap the boat to repair because that is the only way to get it out hole. I found a guy out in the Flower Mound area that fixed it with out removing the cap or cutting the fiberglass. It was better than new when done and never leaked again. I will look for his number for you. give me a call on Friday and I will get it to you. 972-839-6723
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:57 AM
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Cody Morrison
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Ok thanks I've got a 2011 zx250 did the same thing fishing champs on fork last spring had it fixed under warranty this one happened to break on my brothers boat with it being an 07 hes not so lucky but yes it is a full piece and I know they took the whole back off to replace it last time. I also thought I recalled fun and sun acting like this issue was rare I was curious just how rare.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:59 AM
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Cody Morrison
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I'm no expert but if I use a silicone or something like that would I have to worry about any sort of toxins killing fish this seems like easy way to fix it.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 03:13 AM
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J-2
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I'm no expert but if I use a silicone or something like that would I have to worry about any sort of toxins killing fish this seems like easy way to fix it. I don't think you would have to worry about that.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 03:43 AM
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adam_p
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I've had decent luck patching plastic water troughs with a fiberglass repair kit. Might be worth a try if you can't get silicone to seal it. Just be sure to rough it up good around the crack so the glass can adhere good.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 03:50 AM
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Carrigan17
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you can also try taking pvc shavings mixing them with pvc cleaner (not glue) it makes a paste. put it on the crack give it a couple of hours and it will harden. liquid plastic
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 04:00 AM
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big fish2
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3M makes a plastic repair kit but I would use their duramix and never worry about it again.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 04:28 AM
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militarybrat
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The thermoplastic can be welded they fix motorcycle farings all the time. There is a co in fort worth that does this all the time can't remember their name. Google search it under thermoplastic welding. They have rods for every type of plastic. Hope this helps.
Who ever said nothing in life is impossible. Never tried slamming a revolving door.
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 12:19 PM
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bradnitro175
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Marine tex is all you need
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 01:45 PM
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If they can't weld it shut then Rhino line the interior of the entire livewell
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Re: Cracked livewell
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05/25/12 02:17 PM
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Big Red 12
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Two parts epoxy from the outside. It will set even in wet conditions. It is a Blue and Yellow strip and when bonded turns green and is very good. It wil then harden. Don't think it is toxic. I would check with Skeeter to see if they would replace it first.
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