Bruce J Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 The small oval livewell on the front deck of my 2400TRS seems to get some sort of vacuum lock where I can’t get it open. The first time it happened I thought the latch had failed in a locked position somehow. I started to take off the hinges, and when I loosened one suddenly the lid could be opened normally. There was nothing wrong with the latch at all. I thought it was just a one-off weird thing, but now it’s “locked” again. I’m assuming it’s some sort of vacuum lock, but don’t know what to do about it. Anyone else run into this and figure out a clever solution. i should add that I’ve only noticed this while the boat is on the lift. Otherwise I would have tried running the pump to see if I could change the pressure in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shindig Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I have the same issue with mine as well, running the livewell pump seems to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotschaser Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I also have the same problem. Seems to be worse for me when running the intake pump for this well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodWorks Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 So, maybe cut a little section out of the bulb seal? Probably the weight of the water stuck in the drain line is pulling the vacuum. You could prop the lid open till the well has a chance to fully drain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Bringing this one back to life in case anyone else had this problem and has figured out another solution. I am a little reluctant to cut out a portion of the seal, although I guess that would work. I really have to get this fixed. The darn thing just locks up completely and no amount of pulling works. I need to take off the hinge again just to open it. I’ve tried opening and closing the valve, turning the pump on and off, etc but no joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Here’s a bit more information. I opened the large hatch on the deck and could pull the hose off the livewell fill tube. That finally released enough suction for me to open the livewell lid. The well was absolutely full of water, there was no air gap at all which explains how I couldn’t even budge the lid before. The plug was in, of course. So my first question is why the well was so full and the water didn’t go out the overflow tube? Well, on further inspection, there isn’t an overflow vent/tube in the front livewell, at least there isn’t one on mine. Shouldn’t there be one for a variety of reasons?? Is the fill tube supposed to double somehow as an overflow?? So what I’m thinking now is to drill a small whole in the side/lip of the hatch lid so that the hole is above the gasket and could take in some air. Is that better or worse than cutting out some of the gasket? Is there a more clever solution? in addition to all of that, I guess I’ll have to be more careful to keep the seacock closed and then fill the well more slowly/carefully when I do use it so it doesn’t overfill. any other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Bruce, I'm confused. Do you have a factory plumbed live-well with no overflow? Is there a drain in the bottom of the well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Yes, I have a factory plumbed front deck oval livewell on my 2016 2400TRS. There is a drain at the bottom and a fill tube about 2/3rds of the way up on the aft side of the well, but those are the only two entry/exit points. Once the drain is plugged, there is no other way out for the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I would drill a small hole at the very top as a vent. jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Bruce, can you adapt a standpipe to the drain? This would keep the live-well from overfilling and eliminate the vacuum created by the overfilling of water. If you have access to the bottom of the live-well, you can change the thru-hull fitting to one that will accept a standpipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 1 hour ago, SCFD rtrd. said: Bruce, can you adapt a standpipe to the drain? This would keep the live-well from overfilling and eliminate the vacuum created by the overfilling of water. If you have access to the bottom of the live-well, you can change the thru-hull fitting to one that will accept a standpipe. That is exactly it! I’m a freaking idiot as I already had a standpipe for it in my bag of stuff that came with the boat. But somehow that never crossed my mind. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Glad we could help buddy. If you put enough heads together, we'll come up with something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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