need help understanding livewell system on 1994 eyra

Not really any Owner Manual to speak of. You can check in the FAQ section for a lot of information on the older models. The knob you are referring to is the livewell valve or flapper, pull out to empty, push in to fill. If it isnt working you may need to upgrade to the new style switch. Not sure about rocker switches as I have the BP superdash on my Eyra96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner

willwork4fish wrote:Its not that you can just replace the switch/knob. That knob is attached to a cable that goes back to the flapper valve for your livewell drain, its not electronic, its a mechanical system. If its not working then either the cable is broken or has become disconnected from the valve or the valve itself is bad. The flapper valve is down in the bottom of the rigging compartment probably just forward of your bilge pump and piped inline with your livewell drain and a thru hull fitting below your transom. My advice to you is that if its stuck in the OPEN position to just leave it be and use a removable plug in the livewell, thats what I do. Its kind of a pain in the ass to get to in order to change. X2 what he said. I just have a removal plug. I dont think its that big of a pain, certainly less of a pain then trying to replace the cable! Im pretty picky about everything working properly on my boat or vehicles for that matter but thats one I overlook just because its so easy just to have a plug in the livewell.

jignpig wrote:Guess Im over ruled. But I like all the equipment to work and if it means it costs to update, then so be it. Considering the amount of $$$ Ive put in my 96 Eyra, the upgrade on the fill switch was next to nothing.I didnt mean that in a way of overruling you Jignpig. I also didnt give it a whole lot of thought or concern because I have had other big issues to tackle before I got to picky about the fine line details. I would be willing to bet jignpig has the nicest old school eyra on the planet. I have never met you before but in the little interaction we have had here youre a wealth of knowledge and obviously a perfectionist. I hope I get to see your Eyra in person some day!I also miss understood willworkforfish and thought he was referring to the drain plug in the livewell trick as a PITA but after rereading realized he was talking about fixing the cable as the PITA

I was just saying that its one of those things that you can live with pretty easily not working right now if its stuck in the open position. I wish I would have known that the thing didnt work when I had pulled everything out of my rigging compartment last winter, would have been a pretty easy fix at the time. Itll probably get changed at some point but Im in no hurry. We must be in different tax brackets Alan