255 FSH aerator for livewell

[BroadOak]

fishing freshwater with herring .. i need to add an aerator to the front livewell to use as a baitwell. wondering if anyone has done anything like this as a more fixed or permanent accessory.. I used battery ones yesterday but not very convenient.

 

[212s]

fishing freshwater with herring .. i need to add an aerator to the front livewell to use as a baitwell. wondering if anyone has done anything like this as a more fixed or permanent accessory.. I used battery ones yesterday but not very convenient.

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[FSH 210 Sport]

fishing freshwater with herring .. i need to add an aerator to the front livewell to use as a baitwell. wondering if anyone has done anything like this as a more fixed or permanent accessory.. I used battery ones yesterday but not very convenient.

You could install a system similar to the one on my 210 FSH. It has an air pick up mounted on the vertical transom next to the live well, with a Tsunami pump below that pulls water from the live well in through a stainless filter along with air from the air inlet then discharges into the live well. You could power it with one of the ACC switches on the dashboard.

I think the way both live wells are supposed to work is that you leave the live well fill pump running and it eventually starts flowing water back out through the two drains at the top of the forward / port live well.

 

[BroadOak]

i just added a battery operated pump from engel and used velcro under the gunwales... i used a Dremel to open up the metal bracket there along the front in the corner to allow for the air tube to pass through .. then i just cut the gasket where the seam was and allowed the air tube to pass through .. put a suction aerator stone on the bottom and it works great now.. with using herring for lake fishing.. they are in salt water so if i run the pump for the boat it just fills up with freshwater.. warm freshwater too. and kills the herring.. this would not be necessary if you are doing that..

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

i just added a battery operated pump from engel and used velcro under the gunwales... i used a Dremel to open up the metal bracket there along the front in the corner to allow for the air tube to pass through .. then i just cut the gasket where the seam was and allowed the air tube to pass through .. put a suction aerator stone on the bottom and it works great now.. with using herring for lake fishing.. they are in salt water so if i run the pump for the boat it just fills up with freshwater.. warm freshwater too. and kills the herring.. this would not be necessary if you are doing that..

Great! Can you post some pics?

 

[keldrickw]

I know this is an old post but wondering about the forward livewell. The rear works great. You can see the difference in the standpipes. For the rear I just turn on the switch and let it run with no problem. For the forward I have to be sure and turn it off before it fills. The overflow ports shown in the photo from @FSH 210 Sport are located outside of the "gasket" area. I also believe those ports go directly to the bilge area. So you end up with a mess if you allow that forward livewell pump to continue running. I believe that forward standpipe should be similar to the rear. Thoughts??

 

[MilesPrower]

I know this is an old post but wondering about the forward livewell. The rear works great. You can see the difference in the standpipes. For the rear I just turn on the switch and let it run with no problem. For the forward I have to be sure and turn it off before it fills. The overflow ports shown in the photo from @FSH 210 Sport are located outside of the "gasket" area. I also believe those ports go directly to the bilge area. So you end up with a mess if you allow that forward livewell pump to continue running. I believe that forward standpipe should be similar to the rear. Thoughts??

That looks like Yamaha's so-called "techs" being the dumbfwcks that they are, and forgetting to drill holes into the standpipe of the forward baitwell. Mine has holes drilled into it, so it drains. It didn't drain fast enough, so I drilled bigger holes. I don't keep shrimp or small "whitebait" in the baitwell (I use an Engel cooler for smaller bait), so my bigger holes aren't a problem. If you do keep small bait in your baitwell, you might want to drill lots of smaller holes vs. several big holes.

What you're calling the overflow ports are drain holes for rain, rinse, and other water that gets under the edge of the hatch. They're not supposed to be drains for the baitwell overfilling.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

That looks like Yamaha's so-called "techs" being the dumbfwcks that they are, and forgetting to drill holes into the standpipe of the forward baitwell. Mine has holes drilled into it, so it drains. It didn't drain fast enough, so I drilled bigger holes. I don't keep shrimp or small "whitebait" in the baitwell (I use an Engel cooler for smaller bait), so my bigger holes aren't a problem. If you do keep small bait in your baitwell, you might want to drill lots of smaller holes vs. several big holes.

What you're calling the overflow ports are drain holes for rain, rinse, and other water that gets under the edge of the hatch. They're not supposed to be drains for the baitwell overfilling.

I assume the rain / rinse drains go overboard ? Do they just Y or T into the main live well drain?

 

[MilesPrower]

I assume the rain / rinse drains go overboard ? Do they just Y or T into the main live well drain?

On my 255 FSH, the standpipe drains definitely go overboard. The holes are on the side of the hull next to their respective wells. I imagine your 210 is the same.

I think the rain/rinse hatch drains empty into the bilge... but I'm not sure. Next time I rinse my boat, I'll spray water directly into the hatch drains and see.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

My live well is different in that there is a built in aerator pump in addition to the fill pump, the live well drain is under the swim step on the starboard side adjacent to the OEM deck drain.

I’ll be surprised if those rain/rinse drains go into the bilge, I’ll be waiting to see what you find out.

Thanks for the post !

 

[MilesPrower]

I think the rain/rinse hatch drains empty into the bilge... but I'm not sure. Next time I rinse my boat, I'll spray water directly into the hatch drains and see.

I’ll be surprised if those rain/rinse drains go into the bilge, I’ll be waiting to see what you find out.

You're right. The two rinse/rain drains that are outside of the hatch-seal are merged with the standpipe drain. Water that enters any of those drains pours out of the same hole on the side of the hull.

There's also a third drain, this one inside of the hatch-seal, that's also merged the same way. I'd forgotten about that one — doh! That indeed is an overflow drain, just as you & @keldrickw described it. My mistake!

My standpipe had four holes drilled into the cap from the factory, and those are the four holes I enlarged, because the original holes, in conjunction with the one overflow drain, weren't flowing out enough water, so water would get past the hatch seals pour out onto the deck. I usually fill the baitwell with pinfish and/or grunt — and because I don't have a standalone aerator, I have to run the baitwell pump "whenever I think about it" to keep the water oxygenated and at a reasonable temperature.

When I catch fish and place them in the rear livewell, I have to run the pump full time, or the water in there heats up so quickly that the fish die.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

You're right. The two rinse/rain drains that are outside of the hatch-seal are merged with the standpipe drain. Water that enters any of those drains pours out of the same hole on the side of the hull.

There's also a third drain, this one inside of the hatch-seal, that's also merged the same way. I'd forgotten about that one — doh! That indeed is an overflow drain, just as you & @keldrickw described it. My mistake!

My standpipe had four holes drilled into the cap from the factory, and those are the four holes I enlarged, because the original holes, in conjunction with the one overflow drain, weren't flowing out enough water, so water would get past the hatch seals pour out onto the deck. I usually fill the baitwell with pinfish and/or grunt — and because I don't have a standalone aerator, I have to run the baitwell pump "whenever I think about it" to keep the water oxygenated and at a reasonable temperature.

When I catch fish and place them in the rear livewell, I have to run the pump full time, or the water in there heats up so quickly that the fish die.

Thanks for the update !

My live well which is adjacent to the engine bay will get warm as well if the engines have been running, so I do the same and put new water in or I just leaving the fill pump running.

I think it’s a little odd that the water from the front live well will end up on the deck if you leave the fill pump in. Is there any way you can tighten the latch so that it compresses the gasket more? I’ve never seen the live wells on the 252/255 advertised as the pressurized type but from the pics it looks like it should be, at least the front one.

 

[MilesPrower]

I think it’s a little odd that the water from the front live well will end up on the deck if you leave the fill pump in. Is there any way you can tighten the latch so that it compresses the gasket more? I’ve never seen the live wells on the 252/255 advertised as the pressurized type but from the pics it looks like it should be, at least the front one.

At both ends of the black edging that transitions from the horizontal surface to the vertical glass, there are channels for water to escape and end up on the deck. These look intentional. Tightening down the hatch's latch will compress the hatch's two rubber gaskets more, but the channels will remain open for the water to stream out.

I suppose I could fill those channels with epoxy and carefully level it out... but for me, drilling bigger holes at the top of the standpipe was a quicker solution.

Moreover, without the bigger standpipe holes keeping the water level a few inches below the hatch, the baitwell would overflow onto the deck every time I opened it.