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Anybody know what all I will need to extend my trolling motor wires from the front of the boat to a battery in the back of the boat? I have a brand new 12 volt ipilot link and needing to hook it up this week but want to be able to hook it up to the battery in the back of the boat and remove the battery up front
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#8 or #10 wire should be ok.
Tinned marine grade 8 or maybe 6 gauge wire both black and red. I'd put a TM plug up front if you can so you can quick disconnect it instead of hard wiring it direct. I would also buy a good circuit breaker for the + connection AT the battery. Buy some good gold plated ring terminals also for the battery and the breaker.
If you won't ever use it in salt water, the regular copper wire will be fine.
One more thing, I use multi stranded oxygen free copper wiring if you use regular copper. It's automotive grade and is very flexible. It's what you use in car audio systems. Oxygen free Cooper doesn't have the resistance that regular wire has so you get a better current flow through it. It makes a big difference in 12v DC systems.
House wiring is stiff single strand wire but you're pushing 120v plus through it. Don't use that.
Where can I buy this type of wireQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
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Is this good wire?
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Bestboatwire.com has all you need
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That look like everything I need?
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Instead of paying 3 bucks a ft for tinned marine grade 6 guage wire....i am not running in salt warer so dont need the marine grade. I go to Harbor Freight buy a cheap set of 6 guage jumper cables the length you want,......cut the clamps of the ends and use the wire. I crimp and solder 5/16 ring connectors in one end and put trolling motor receptical on othe end. Dont forget to get a circuit breaker.
I would buy a 60 amp breaker. You can get auto grade wire at any car audio store either bulk or in an amp kit. The amp kit will have a big fuse holder instead of a circuit breaker. Not sure how long a run you need, but 8 gauge is less money and will probably work fine with a 24v TM. You can both sides, motor side (male) and boat side (female) of a TM plug anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
Thanks I'll check on that too, I've got a 16 foot boat with a 12 v ipilot linkQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
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8 gauge is plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
Could someone please tell me why I need a circuit breaker? I've been arguing with a friend about this for 2 days...he owns 5 boats and says he doesn't have one on his and refuses to have one! He says he's never hear of doing that and it's crazy to him....he says it will only cause problems because it could blow while fishing and be stuck without a Trilling motor and that there is no point in having one.....someone please tell me why I need one?!?!
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Circuit breaker either resets manually or automatic, how you gonna be stuck? No different than a fuse, just bigger, ask him why he has them in his house.
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not meaning to be a smart arse or nothing but I would ask you friend has he ever seen what a 12 volt or 24 volt fire does to a boat !!!! it ain't purty !!! and why does minn kota ask for it to be done in order to have warranty on the motor !!! things that cause a boat fire !!!
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You ever see guys weld with a battery on TV? That's why you need one. With a direct connection on the positive side of the battery, IF you get a short to a ground somewhere, it will have to burn the wire in two before you'll loose the connection. Major FIRE hazard in your boat.Quote:
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Any of these will work. They have the rubber covers for the ring terminals. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...92c521f9ef.jpg
[QUOTE=BigRiverMarine;3364415]You ever see guys weld with a battery on TV? That's why you need one. With a direct connection on the positive side of the battery, IF you get a short to a ground somewhere, it will have to burn the wire in two before you'll loose the connection. Major FIRE hazard in your boat.
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X 100 on what Bill says !!!!!
Everything electrical needs a circut breaker or fuse .....You have them in your house...in your car....and boat. Its a safety device....as much as your new Terrova costs you should want to protect it and your boat. MinnKotta recomends it also.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
A new $1200 tm . $30 breaker go with the breaker and protect your tm. And your friend is crazy not to have a breaker in his boat. Mine has never triped but if ir does all I got to do is push a button. And get 6 gauge wire.
Put the breaker or fuse block within 6 inches from battery for best protection. If you put it up front and the wire between battery and trolling motor shorts out it will still catch fire. That wire will remain hot even if breaker kicks off if put up front. I used the big fuse block from Walmart with 50 amp fuse. You can find them by the automotive stereos. I have never blown a fuse on my 80# Terrova. 13.00 for block and 2 fuses. I had a 60 amp minnkota breaker that was getting hot so I put the big fuse block in and it never gets warm.
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20 feet of each 6 gauge, tinned wire $38 6 AWG GAUGE BLACK & RED MARINE TINNED COPPER BATTERY CABLE BOAT WIRE USA 20' EA | eBay
16' boat, 12/24v. A quality 8 is fine. 6 is bigger and good too if the price isn't much different, but it really isn't needed in this application. JMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabin
:hesaid just ordered this wire! very flexible easy to run .also had them to put me a eye on one end of each cable it came crimped shrinked and ready to go. Also got me a 60 amp breaker tooQuote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
Same wire I used. I went the cheap route one time. Lasted a season, that's it. Rewired using this a couple or 3 years ago and zero problems since
8 would work but when I rewired my boat wasn't much difference in price of 6 so I went with 6Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
thanks don don I just ordered that...now to decide on a circuit breaker
what kinda boat did you buyQuote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
For about the same money, it's a No Brainer. 6 it is!!!
25 years in the car audio business and 15 more in the boat business , what do I know about wire? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
It just a 1648 aluminum semi v jon boat....I upgraded from my old boat but not much just trying to get this one the way I want itQuote:
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one more question now...since I ordered 6 guage wire does my trolling motor connector have to be 6 guage or can it be 10? I already have one thats 10
Get a 6 gauge one. You'll need ring terminals and butt connectors that will match your wire size also.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
Nothing wrong with that. Get it how you want it and you will love itQuote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
i re-wired with the marine grade 6ga and the 60 amp breaker. peace of mind.