How to make an easy livewell?

Question

i just got a 14ft deep deep v jon boat and i want to put a livewell i can make the case i just need to figure out how to run the pumps and aeraters

Answer 1

easy fix  

5 gallon bucket

bilge pump with a hose that emptys back in the bucket from the top, 2 alligator clips for easy connection to a battery and a battery

or instead of a bucket you can use a cooler what ever you want

Answer 2

just a cooler and an aerator with  a stone from a fish store outta do it

Answer 3

you can get what you need at walmart or any car parts store.

"12 gauge primary wiring" -- get black for ground, and any other color for +12V

"SPST" toggle or rocker switch for each pump

you can put in a fuse box, but inline fuse is easier & quicker

some crimp-style butt connectors and ring terminals and female spade connectors (to fit the switch terminals).

a wire stripper and a good quality crimping tool.

for the positive 12V feed, crimp a ring terminal to the end of a wire, put an inline fuse holder within six inches or so of the end of the wire.  This end of the wire goes on the battery (+) terminal.  The other end connect to the switch.  

Another wire will runs from the other switch terminal to the brown wire on the pump, use a butt connector to connect the wires.

For the battery (-) terminal, crimp a ring terminal to a length of black wire and connect it to the black wire coming off the pump.

The pump will come with instructions that specify a fuse size -- or if not they're usually 2 amps.