Forum | Allison 2002

Piddled around finally got her all done,gaskits are reattched,livewll recirc is now water with a drop and double air,and on a timer,fill is still manual but have to get a second switch like the one I just put in as allison has a rather thick dash.

Dont even know if its really needed as came without one once filled will recirc and add enough air to float a barge.

Oh yeah a horn as well beep beep.Somehow tied into the lights circuit so when I blow it the lights come on as well,and yes lights still do work seperate.

In three days since I washed and waxed it can write my nme in the thing as pollen all over it.

While ive heard of pro air naturally,have never seen one or how it works,my bubbles is nicknamed the poor mans air costs 35 bucks runs two 1/4 in hoses and one puts a stone on the end.

Requires a 1/4 hole for each one used (allison livewell comes with that),but can do two livewells,on mine the recirculation water air went to pure water with a spigot not bottom entry,and where that hose attaches to the dead pump water /air will be a pumpout.

While cheap they work,can put a striper alive in the liveweell and 4 hrs later weigh it in live at the trash pot-jar T,try that with yours.

Thats the true test,striper in the livewell,standard boat they die in 45 min or less.

As for T have my pick of three or four a month right here at paris landing,cince the nationals will be held here they are doubling up on them.

Just cant afford to fish but 1 a month.

Continueing saga,livewell pump wasnt all that I wished, it comes with a combo air water recirulating pump that runs continously,and since its a bottom pickup has a tendancy to jam with debris.

Replaced the air ,water combo with a proper recirc pump,complete with its own seperate sprayhead.

Need to put both timers  in incoming and recirc,on  next,have on hand.

Also put my pro air type system in as its not a large livewell and weights here can be hefty.

So it will have pure air(bubbles aerator),recirc ,with a drop that also aerates,then a fill of course.

Also installing a horn with button.

They must figgure everyone gets out of the way when anyone crazy eniuff to drive one of these things is coming their way.As they dont come with a horn either.

She shined up nice as well for an old 90 model,hint never put son of a gun on a steering wheel.

All things considering whatever boat one ends up with some tradeoff occurs with this twas front storage,and somewhat limited (rear)deck space.

Yet handles big water and goes fairly shallow,not tipping near as much when one person goes to one side as say a 21 ft glassport.

Testing of eq will occur next week .Is there an army surplus store nearby?

Need a parachute.

Stay tuned