I have a 2007 1880, and for the most part, I love it. The one thing that I don’t love however is the fact that my livewell overflows onto my floor everytime if I forget to keep and eye on it and shut it off. I can run a fish tape through the overflow and out the side of the boat with no problem, so I know it’s not plugged. Is this an early flaw that was addressed by Skeeter, and if so, is it a do-it-yourself fix or will I need to send my boat in?
Good Fishin!
Crossin Eyes
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….Standard design flaw since the newer series of v-hull skeeters came out. Mine is a 2006 1880 and it has the same problem. I spoke with a guy at MTT who has a new 21 ft tiller with the same problem/design. I use mine to store rod holders and planner boards since it won’t hold water inside the tank.
I remember Alumacraft had the same problem with the main livewell tank at one time (at least mine did). Skeeter needs to look at the design of this baitwell and do some redesign work. ….I’ve sent them an email and told them about it, but if only one person does it, they probably won’t do anything about it.
That was one of the many issues I had with my 2050. Good luck grumbling to the factory. If need be, I might be able to find a couple names of the contacts I had. jerr
Well maybe the good folks at the Skeeter Boat Center can help us get some resolution???
The one thing I found with mine is there was a sag in the overflow hose. You’ll need to be a bit of a contortionist to get to it, but that would be something to look for. jerr
I’m not whining, but another problem I had with mine (and still do), is that the fuel lines are all screwed up. I have 2 tanks. The rear “filler” fills the front tank and the front “filler” fills the rear tank. But it does not stop there. The manual valve states the wrong tank too – AND so do the guages for front anf aft. I’m so screwed up with it,…. I just keep them both full and never worry! Front means back and back means front. Oh yeah,… then “front” means “aft” and “aft” means “rear.” But which one need filling????? AND how do I program my Lowrance fuel flow?????
Maybe some day I’ll take the time to make all the changes; but then again, there’s fishing to do. NOT!!!
Good luck with it guys!
Splitshot.
That is exactly what I figured was going on. It has to be some type of air lock. I’ve read somewhere else that guys have sent their boats back to Texas to have the hose shortened. I’m not parting with my rig for something that trivial.
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I use mine to store rod holders and planner boards since it won’t hold water inside the tank.
you mean to tell me that your walleye boat that cost you 30 thousand plus has a live well that will not hold water? 
sounds like some great engineering there… 
i will be looking to purchase a new boat in the next 1 to 2 years, thanks for letting me know of this. probably won’t be looking at a skeeter. if i spend that kind of coin, i better be able to keep fish in it, if i want to haul around a cooler to use as a livewell, I’ll fish out of my jonboat.
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I have a 2007 1880, and for the most part, I love it. The one thing that I don’t love however is the fact that my livewell overflows onto my floor everytime if I forget to keep and eye on it and shut it off. I can run a fish tape through the overflow and out the side of the boat with no problem, so I know it’s not plugged. Is this an early flaw that was addressed by Skeeter, and if so, is it a do-it-yourself fix or will I need to send my boat in?
Good Fishin!
Crossin Eyes
I’ve had this same issue with just about every boat I’ve ever owned. My Crestliner did it. I had a 1800 Lund that did it. In each case the livewell pump could move more water “in” than could drain out through the overflow. I never messed with finding a solution as I just put up with the water on the floor or remembered to shut it off once it was full. I’m wondering if the fix is as simple as swapping out the existing pump for one that moves fewer GPH so the overflow could actually keep up?
Crossin Eyes… can you see how the GPH rating info on your pump? If a lower GPH pump is available it might be a cheap fix.
No issue on my 1950 live well or rear bait well. Havent used the front baitwell yet. 
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I use mine to store rod holders and planner boards since it won’t hold water inside the tank.
you mean to tell me that your walleye boat that cost you 30 thousand plus has a live well that will not hold water?
sounds like some great engineering there…
i will be looking to purchase a new boat in the next 1 to 2 years, thanks for letting me know of this. probably won’t be looking at a skeeter. if i spend that kind of coin, i better be able to keep fish in it, if i want to haul around a cooler to use as a livewell, I’ll fish out of my jonboat.
Sorry, I should’ve clarified. Mine is not an issue with my main livewell (rear). I was talking about my front “baitwell.” I’ve heard many complaints about the front livewell/baitwell/cooler set-up and how it splashes out the top when it’s full of water. Mine does the same so I don’t use it as a baitwell, just storage. I’ve never liked front baitwells anyhow.
No issues with the rear “baitwell” or “main livewell” tanks or pumps at all on mine. Their design seems fine to me. I’ve kept 6 big fish alive all day in the main tank during tournaments just fine.
The problem is that nothing EVER comes out the overflow James. Have you tested your new 1950 livewell yet?
Have you taken a compressor and tried blowing air through the overflow line when the well is full of water?? Wondering if you aren’t getting some sort of a vacuum affect??
Good luck!!
The front baitwell on my ’94 1850 and my friend’s ’92 135 does the same thing. For the most part the water pumps in faster than in can drain. The issue with mine is the baitwell overflow drain (unlike my 2 big rear livewells) is underwater! It takes awhile for water to flow down the drain into lake water where there’s some pressure holding it back…
I have no idea about the newer overflow drains systems in Skeeters.
For the little I use the front livewell, I don’t sweat it.
Never had an issue with the front baitwell on mine, found out it was insulated and kept only beer and ice in mine. The only thing that had an over flow problem was me jerr
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The problem is that nothing EVER comes out the overflow James. Have you tested your new 1950 livewell yet?
There is a simple fix to this flaw any good dealer or it can be done yourself Kevin 218-820-5906 The flaw was fixed on the 1950’s and 2100’s it was more on a rig issue than flaw when placing the top cap on boat
The best and quickest solution I have found so far is to fill it up on manual, once all the way full, turn fill onto auto, close drain (so you dont lose water while running), and turn the recirc on. I kept 6 walleyes all over 25″ (tourny fishing) alive and well and that was even after a 35 minute run across the lake.
I am not 100% knowledgeable on the 2007 model year but mine is an 08, and to my knowledge nothing changed over that year. I should ask, where are you seeing an overflow outlet out the side?? My overflow goes out the back of the livewell and than down to the bottom of the boat, down by the drain plug. If you are refering to the outlet on the top cap on the livewell side, that is the bilge outlet.
I have not had any issues with either baitwell, front or back from overflowing.
Feel free to give myself or Dan at skeeter boat center a call if you have any other specific questions.
my cell 715 829 2160
Dan’s office 715 833 0060
After reading and re-reading your post it sounds like it is your front livewell that you are refering to??
If so, I have yet to have any issue with mine, but am more than willing to to help ya find a solution. I also should ask, did you have the livewell conversion kit put in up front instead of just being a baitwell?
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The problem is that nothing EVER comes out the overflow James. Have you tested your new 1950 livewell yet?
Ahhh. Gotcha. A smaller pump definitely would NOT help you. As for the 1950 livewells… no issues at all with the rear livewell. I haven’t used the front livewell but I will do so this weekend and if I run into anything I’ll be sure to report back.
Eric,
Definitely talking about the rear livewell. I know that the drain goes down and out the back of the boat. I have tested it in my driveway with the hose in the livewell. Nothing ever comes out the drain.
Kevin, I’ll be giving you a call.
Thanks!
Mike
Hmmm that is quite interesting. You did mention that you can run a fish tape all the way through it though right?? Have you tried sticking the hose directly into the overflow and seeing if it comes out than? Also might want to try blowing air each way into it to see if that helps at all. The only thing I can see happening is that there is something stuck in there that wont let the water out. 
I have a 2004 zx2050 with no overflow problems on either live well. I’ve left it on for almost an hour more times than I care to admit with no wet floor. Idea: you may be able to restrict the flow with a piece or hose the next size smaller in the intake or the discharge.
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