Question about the in deck live well in a 20 SF

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I am looking at a 1975 20SF sometime this week. It has the in deck live well and I have searched for issues with this well but haven't found too much other than a few have reported flooding due to the water level being higher than the deck top.

I would think that the well is a problem given the weight sensitivity aft in these boats.

I also read that there is no seacock to cut the feed of water off.

To me, I would cut off all water to this and try to find a hatch that would fit to keep deck water out of it and make it a storage.

I am sure there are a lot of thoughts out there in this forum.

I appreciate any help.

Bill