Whopper Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Back in April a really good friend of mine passed away, he left his boat to his 19year son and he has a couple issues with it. It's a 1995 Ranger Comanche 482VS Maybe a couple of stupid questions but here goes. Is it possible to completely drain the livewell while the boat is in the water? It has two large dry storage compartments in the back, some how over the weekend (I think he left the covers open during a bad storm?)they ended up with water in them. I pulled the plugs in the bottom of each one but the water didn't drain out while it was still on the trailer, could this be from a clogged line or something? Other than those two items I was able to figure out most of the bells and whistles, the boat is in really good shape because it was well taken care of. Any help will be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainman Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Phil, Im not 100% sure on that particular make and model, but most older boats dont have a livewell pumpout. They depend on gravitational flow to drain. Only way I know of to totally drain the well while in the water would be to open the valves and run up the lake. The void behind the boat will allow 98% of the well water to exit BUT the valve must be closed back before the boat come down off plane or it will fill back up. The compartment drains should have just a stub sticking thru the compartment/floor bottom and be open to the boat's cavity. Probably dirt and junk has clogged them. Take a straightened out paper clip & try clearing the drain hole with it. Dont really know what else could cause this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted August 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Thanks Andy I didn't have anything flexible to try to stick down the drains in the storage compartments to see if that was the problem. I did try to find out where they are ran to, but without taking some things apart I really couldn't tell. As far as the livewell, I couldn't find a pump out switch or a valve, just an on/off switch and a timer switch. The livewell on my boat isn't near as fancy and i can drain it simply by pulling out a tube and running on plane for a couple of minutes. All it has is a fresh water pump and a drain that sits above the water line that a tube goes into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainman Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) There is going to be a control valve on that ranger somewhere near the driver's chair. Most in that year range are in the gunwale just to the rear of the driver's seat. Some are mounted just under the console....again not sure about Rangers. But there is an "open"/"closed" switch somewhere there that controls the water flow into (and consequently) out of the well. By the way, it will be a manual handle that you have to turn from "closed" to "open" or a push/pull type handle. Edited August 15, 2011 by Mountainman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone fishing Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 There is going to be a control valve on that ranger somewhere near the driver's chair. Most in that year range are in the gunwale just to the rear of the driver's seat. Some are mounted just under the console....again not sure about Rangers. But there is an "open"/"closed" switch somewhere there that controls the water flow into (and consequently) out of the well. By the way, it will be a manual handle that you have to turn from "closed" to "open" or a push/pull type handle. i own a 96 ranger r72 livewell switch is right under the throttle control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hung up Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Put a water hose to it turn it on and see were it comes out it well help clean it out anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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