Hey fellas,

I finally have my new Humminbird 597 HD DI Combo as well as my new Minn Kota V2/US2.

Before I go tearing into trying to install them tomorrow due to the crappy weather, I just wanted a little reassurance since I'm new to this.

So, with the trolling motor having a built-in transducer, do I just connect that to the headunit with the pin cord I also picked up? I noticed the transducer that comes with the headunit is tear drop shaped. So, if I don't hook up the factory transducer, am I losing functionality somewhere?

And from what I have read here, the pointed end of the transducer needs to "point" out
towards the front of the boat correct?

What size inline fuse should I use for the live wire on the finder?

I purchased one of the Minn Kota battery boxes that has the circuit breaker built in. I was going to use this for the trolling motor battery. Yes, I only have 12V trolling motor.

This is my first installation and would greatly appreciate any and all advice/tips from you guys since I don't trust anyone else