Unclogging Fish Well - 1993 Trophy 2002

[buddsy]

Brand new to boating having recently purchased a 1993 Trophy 2002 Cuddy. Thought it would be an easy job to unclog the fish well lines as the boat had been sitting for a year and an assortment of debris is now clogging up the wells. From reading the manuals and some of the posts I understand this is a problem with these boats but does anyone have a suggestion or know how to unhook/find the lines to the pumps so I can clean them and or replace them................Thanks
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[Art Bernard]

Re: Unclogging Fish Well - 1993 Trophy 2002

You've prolly got mud dauber nests in the lines if the boat has been sitting so long. I'd try sticking the water hose in the out let and blowing it out that way. If your livewell pump is a bottom, thru-hull I'd turn the pump on, get under the boat and stick the water hose to the inlet. Go back and forth a few times and you'll get it flushed out. Just don't leave the pump running very long if you're not actually putting water into it. Same thing works well for bug infested bildge pump lines too.

Art

 

[buddsy]

Re: Unclogging Fish Well - 1993 Trophy 2002

Art -
Thanks I'll give it a try! It isn't the live well but the 2 fish wells in the back of the boat that are connected to a macerator then pumped out next to the bilge lines but if it works for the bilge lines then it'll probably work for these...............

Ben