New Livewell

Hey everyone,

Im in the process of renovating an older Lund. The guy had originally tried to build in a livewell using one of the existing benches but did a terrible job. I removed everything and cleaned it out.

I want to put a new one in but it is an odd shaped space. It measures about 36″L x 10″W x 9″H. I cant find any plastic type container to fit that space. I dont have a ton of money set aside for this part of the rebuild because I was expecting it to work from what he originally had so cost efficient solutions would be most helpful. Plastic would be best but I also thought about framing it with metal and sealing everything up really well.

Let me know what you think and if you have any solutions.

Thanks for your help!

I wonder if you had an aluminum box made to fit your demensions then you could line that with a heavy plastic liner. Something like the liner material people use for back yard ponds. Just an idea. I have no idea what fabrication of such a box would be or the cost of the heavy liner material. If the aluminum box was water tight you might not need any type of liner.

One of these would be good

boat options.

9″ tall isn’t going to be very big once you get a lid on the thing. Any way you can post a picture of what you are dealing with??? the only thing I can think of on the cheap is to convert an igloo cooler into a livewell but the dimensions are way off.

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9″ tall isn’t going to be very big once you get a lid on the thing. Any way you can post a picture of what you are dealing with??? the only thing I can think of on the cheap is to convert an igloo cooler into a livewell but the dimensions are way off.

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This is an older picture much earlier in the process but you can see the area of the bench seat that im talking about. All the metal that he added in the middle of the seat is removed now but the area is still fairly small.

This could be a good solution…

Have you thought about plexy glass and silicone adhesive? The glass cuts well and is quite inexpensive.

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This could be a good solution…

Have you thought about plexy glass and silicone adhesive? The glass cuts well and is quite inexpensive.

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How difficult is it to cut circles in plexy though?

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This could be a good solution…

Have you thought about plexy glass and silicone adhesive? The glass cuts well and is quite inexpensive.

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thats a pretty good idea. you could easily cut holes for the plumbing with a hole saw. Looks like a fun project. Keep us updated on your progress

Plexi is probly not a good idea, that boat will have a lot of bow flex. Have a fab shop make and aluminum pan/box. pretty easy with a metal break and then weld the corners. That might be the best option.

You could always find a rubber roofer to seal a lesser quality box it in too…

Sounds crazy but i bet it might work. But still fab shop is BEST idea. MB

Is it a raised platform in front? Looks like you could go forward the seat and use what you have for a livewell just need to seal the seat off and put in some sort of divider up front for storage.
My .02
Or in the old days a piece nylon rope with a circle on one end and a spear on the other, then throw’em overboard.

I work with tile and we use a liquid called redgard (menards) or ultarset (tile store) that drys to a thin layer you could use several layers over some water proof membrane that would ensure water tight you could call your local roofer for some rubber membrane. hope this helps spark the creative posses for a cheep fix.

Thanks for all the help guys, I think I’ll end up just making something within the space and then sealing it up with some type of waterproofing material

Again thanks for all the help, it has been quite a process in rebuilding this boat. I will post the whole process when I’m done.