[Chris Burkard]

Michael,

A transom mounted live well pump will work just fine sitting still and at slow speeds. The only issue with that design is flow at cruising speed. It may not be able to pump water to the livewell when the vessel is at crusing speed. If you run from spot to spot for long runs, you may find your bait dead when you arrive. An internally mounted pump and pickup works regardless of the speed of the vessel and in fact will supply flow at cruising speeds with the pump off due to the water pressure created as the vessel moves through the water.

I had a transom mounted pump on my last vessel and we where able to mount it low enough to pick up water at running speeds, but then it was an outboard. Hopefully you can find a spot to mount it that will supply water at faster speeds.

Let us know how it works out.

Sincerely,