I can't remember....you weren't in the boat when mine wasn't in? I thought we had it at travers...
Anyway, I just pulled the boat out last night. I owe another guy some tips/pics of the cooler livewell I built. So I'll take some pics and details around it this weekend.
I got my cooler from Costco last year. It fits under the seat in my bowrider. Its narrow and long, about 14" wide by 32" long. It has a full lid but also a half door as well. So good for keeping the leeches in the circulating water. I did not put in a re-circulating pump or hard-plumbed it in, because it does take up space and I didn't want a permnament solution. The cooler has a garden hose drain, so I hooked up a garden hose end with a valve on it. This way I can empty it easier. The hose drains into the bilge area and I drain it out wit the bilge pump. To fill the cooler, i have a portable style bilge pump from CT with a long hose on it. So I just drop it in the water to fill cooler. Then in the cooler, I have a aerator to recirculate the water. I also have a thermometer in there to ensure if the water gets too warm, I can change it out. For power, I have a wire coming from my fuse box with quick connects. I can connect either aerator or bilge pump to it, it's long enough for that. I put a foam tape around the lid, to make it more water proof. I've had a 51 and 54 cm walleye in there for 3-4 hours and they were so lively that they were hard to catch LOL...so it must work!
I'll get you some pics on the weekend.
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