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    My first bluefin 68" 210lbs.

    Gradyfish - nice looking ride you've got there. Speaking of offshore gear, any advice on outriggers for my 268 Islander?
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    My first bluefin 68" 210lbs.

    Thanks, guys. Strikezone - nice pic. Looks like it's straight out of the Grady brochure.
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    My first bluefin 68" 210lbs.

    Ain't it the truth.
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    My first bluefin 68" 210lbs.

    Last September. I was warned how addicting it would be if I hooked up, this is the first of two I caught. Can't wait for the run to start.
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    My first bluefin 68" 210lbs.

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    Livewell Modification

    Exactly what I was thinking, install a "Y" with independant shut-offs @ the transom/cockpit where the raw water washdown is, maintain one for the washdown and run the other up in the gunhale and terminate in the livewell. Again, not ideal, but a heck of a lot better than the set-up I had before...
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    Livewell Modification

    Curmudgen, Exactly what I was looking for, thank you sir. Can't wait to take off the shrink wrap and investigate. Happy fishing!
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    Livewell Modification

    Sorry for the incorrect terminology, there is a box with a drain in it just behind the port companion seat in the cockpit with a lid on it that I intend to bring raw water to with the intention of putting freshly caught bait in to keep them alive to hopefully catch tuna with. Thanks.
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    Livewell Modification

    Thanks for the input guys. I should have been more specific. I intend on using the raw water washdown, teeing off, maintaining one of the tees for the washdown and using the other for the livewell. My request for advice is how to run the water line invisabley, how to connect the line to the...
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    Livewell Modification

    I own a '99 268 Islander with twin 200 yamahas. Any advice on how to convert an existing baitwell (with drain) into a livewell? I have rigged temporarily the salt water washdown with a hose directly into the baitwell with a 14" pipe into the drain for the overflow. This seems to work ok, but not...