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02-08-2011, 06:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Portland
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McKee Craft Marathon 17CC
I picked up a 2005 McKee Craft last fall. Anyone familiar with this model boat? I'm not sure how the livewells/wash down should work.
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02-08-2011, 07:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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awesome boat! cant help ya on the specifics though... enjoy it  |
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02-09-2011, 09:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
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I owned a 2004 McKee Craft 196 Marathon for 3 seasons, I suspect the 17 is similar. What's your exact question?
My boat had a single pump for washdown and livewell. To use the livewells, you capped the washdown and opened up the individual spigots in the rear livewells. To use the washdown, you turned off the livewell spigots and uncapped the washdown.
It's a pretty lame set-up, quite frankly. If I had kept the boat I would have added a separate high pressure pump for the washdown.
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02-09-2011, 09:52 AM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 3,296
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the washdown doesn't have a shutoff valve? That is a weird setup?
Mine is similar, but you shut off the washdown when not in use, and open up the bait tank. I have no complaints about this system, and it is one less pump to replace, because those pumps do not do well in salt water.
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i bent my wookie
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02-10-2011, 04:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Portland
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GF2020,
You answered my question about how many pumps are used in the system. My second question is how are the tanks filled and to what level?
Thanks,
Ray
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02-10-2011, 08:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bronx68
My second question is how are the tanks filled and to what level?
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You'll notice each transom livewell has 2 drains. You should have a couple of lever-style plugs that you use to plug the lower holes. The livewell then fills and drains out the upper hole keeping the water fresh. |
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02-11-2011, 12:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Portland
Posts: 209
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gf2020,
Thanks for the help. Can I ask why you sold your McKee Craft? They seem to be awsome boats.
Ray
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02-12-2011, 11:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
Posts: 444
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bronx68
Can I ask why you sold your McKee Craft?
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Great boats, sadly they are out of business now.
I have twin boys. They got bigger, their friends got bigger. I bought a somewhat bigger boat. Couldn't afford a bigger McKee but my 196 sold to the first guy who looked at it for only $500 less than my asking price. |
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02-14-2011, 07:12 AM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
Posts: 8,618
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I love me 196 CC, never used the washdown, I trailer so it gets a good bath at home. Sad to hear they are out of business, tough well built boat, too bad.
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