Troling motor wiring?

[huntercj]

I recently upgraded my troling to the new ipiolt. I am just wondering on on the gauge of wire to use. From what i read on here is to use 6 gauge wire from batteries to the troling motor. It just seems odd the wires coming of the troling motor are 10 gauge and the curent wires in my boat are ten gauge.I just want to no what i should use before i rip the old troling motor wires out of my boat. The run from my batteries to the motor is about six feet.

[Tator2k]

6 gauge with 60 amp fuse is recommended from Minnkota. You read the other posts. It's still the same.

[Bigtom]

I just bought a new terrova with I pilot and it has 10 guage wire on it from the factory also. In the book it says the guage varies depending on the length of cable needed and voltage of the motor. I would 6 gauge if you go over 3 feet of cable or so. Just my

[Jim Almquist]

If you have wiring in place and it is fused I would use it. If you were running the length of your boat I would be more concerned about upping the gauge of the wire.

[Tator2k]

The previous owner had 55Lb V2 on the boat and burnt off the leads at the battery with only a 4 ft run with OEM 8 gauge.

[Jim Almquist]

The previous owner had 55Lb V2 on the boat and burnt off the leads at the battery with only a 4 ft run with OEM 8 gauge.

That really sounds like a bad or loose connection at the battery. Very strange.

[Tator2k]

The 12/24 outlet was also melted when I took everything out this spring and upgraded the TM, wire, outlets, batteries and fuses.

[ozzie]

wish I would have read this prior to spending $25 bucks on new wire to run a 55lb thrust transom mount trolling motor....the plug that I bought was an 8 gauge wire but the reciever on the boat had 10 gauge and the old wire that was ran was also 10 so that is what I bought.....I read the owners manual and never found them stating gauge wire

[Juan Grande]

We just put a 70 lb Vector 3X on the bow of a pontoon and ran 8 gauge wire the full length (24') of the boat. Seems to work fine, but I haven't run it wide open for long periods of time yet. Probably should have gone with 6 gauge, but we'll see. Where's a good place to buy in-line fuses over 30 amps? Stores like Fleetfarm and Menards only seem to have 30 amps or lower for the fuse holder.

[solbes]

The previous owner had 55Lb V2 on the boat and burnt off the leads at the battery with only a 4 ft run with OEM 8 gauge.

I've owned 2 boats with differnent 55lb V1's on each. Both were originally wired stern to bow with 8 gage. Neither had any issues with melting. 8 gauge will carry the load but will have some voltage drop for that length (20-22'). I re-wired my first boat with 6 and got some better battery life due to far less Vdrop. My current boat, I removed all but a 7 foot run in 8 gage after relocating the battery to the bow for different reasons. 7 feet should not be an issue for a 55# in 8 gage.

The issue above sounds like a short or connection issue. Always use a circuit breaker or fuse sized accordingly.

[suncruiser234]

Where's a good place to buy in-line fuses over 30 amps? Stores like Fleetfarm and Menards only seem to have 30 amps or lower for the fuse holder.

Action's in Anoka will have the right fuses.

[titelines]

Where's a good place to buy in-line fuses over 30 amps? Stores like Fleetfarm and Menards only seem to have 30 amps or lower for the fuse holder.

Action's in Anoka will have the right fuses.

I picked up a 60 amp fuse for my new Terrova at The Motor Clinic off of Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington. I'm sure other places have them, but I know this place does.

Maybe West Marine or some other boating supply shop or dealer?

[SpecialK]

Fleet Farm has the 60 amp minnkota circuit breakers in stock usually.

[Tator2k]

FF will carry either the 40Amp inline or the 60 amp Marinco or Minnkota resetting.

In my case I tore everything out and rewired with 6 ga. when I upgraded to a 36V and moved the batteries to the rear of the boat.

[ozzie]

i was told that you would not need the fuse unless you conected the trolling motor to the same battery as the starting motor...is this not true or what?

[huntercj]

Thanks for all the advice wired ,it up with 6 gauge wires and self resetting fuse and two new group 31 batteries. Cant wait to try it out this weekend!

[CAMAN]

i was told that you would not need the fuse unless you conected the trolling motor to the same battery as the starting motor...is this not true or what?

Unless you are 110% comfortable with your wiring skills, and know for certain you have no bad or loose connections, and can guarantee no water will get into anything, then YES you should put a fuse/circuit breaker in. It is a boat after all, water, shock, and vibration are constantly testing its limits.

And if you want the TM manufacturer to honor their warranty you'd better have one installed like it states in the manual.

[ozzie]

well I just called Minn Kota on another subject and asked them a few questions....What gauge wire should I run when I have 20' of + and - wire running and the response was......4 gauge wire with 40' of running wire. The next question was with having to run the fuse or not and he said yes and it is cause if the motor gets restricted, i.e. weeds, fishing line or shallow water, and prevents the prop from spinning it will cause surge in the power.

[osok]

Where's a good place to buy in-line fuses over 30 amps? Stores like Fleetfarm and Menards only seem to have 30 amps or lower for the fuse holder.

Right down the road @ the big "C" store. Re-setable 60A circuit breaker.

[ozzie]

[quote=osok Where's a good place to buy in-line fuses over 30 amps? Stores like Fleetfarm and Menards only seem to have 30 amps or lower for the fuse holder.

Right down the road @ the big "C" store. Re-setable 60A circuit breaker.

[Tator2k]

They're all in that price range.

[SpecialK]

I am pretty sure I paid $35 - $39 for mine at FF