Wiring Help PLEASE

Need some help guys. I'm going to put a depth finder up front. Any reason why I can't splice into my trim/tilt switch? I have a red, yellow, black on my power cord as showed in the pic. But my tilt/trim switch has green, red, and blue. Or my front navigation light has grey, black, and blue. Which would be better? Can I do it? And if I can will someone help with color to color. Yes I work at Duke Energy but I'm no electrician. That's a fact. Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Bass Pro wants $175 just to hook it up. Thanks in advance! I know this may get moved but I know some of you guys and I stuck it here.
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I tried that, tied in to lights, and got some "noise" on my screen. Ended up running straight to battery with an inline fuse.

Yes, do yourself a favor and pull wires to the main battery, it will save you a lot of time down the road. Just remember the inline fuse.

What they said!!!

Depending on the fish finder, as mentioned you could experience some RF frequency. When these newer units first came out, some folks had a helluva time getting rid of it. A lone power source and a fuse is an extremely smart start.

ok thanks guys. I was wanting to avoid the headache of trying to do that but I guess that is what will be done. Thanks for your replies!!

CrappieCatinRob, you'll only need to run one wire, you can ground it to the frame of the boat. Like everyone says go direct saves doing it twice

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ok thanks guys. I was wanting to avoid the headache of trying to do that but I guess that is what will be done. Thanks for your replies!!

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if you not wanting to run the wiring you may want to go this route !!! they work great for what you wanting to do !!! just set up front with your unit !!!!

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabel...Q&gclsrc=aw.ds

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And dont EVER take your boat to bass pro to get work done!

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And dont EVER take your boat to bass pro to get work done!

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I bought my boat from there and had my ipilot and Helix 8 put on by them. I honestly thought they done a good job with it. But I've had several people tell me not to have them do work????


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The ipilot I've got on my tracker i bought it had it put on and paid the taxes for less than bass pro wanted for it. Bass pro $1000 dealer $800

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I bought my boat from there and had my ipilot and Helix 8 put on by them. I honestly thought they done a good job with it. But I've had several people tell me not to have them do work????


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I dont shop bass pro anymore unless i have some saltwater stuff i must need because they are a rip off and can get away with it. Get what i need these days at academy.

Had a friend that had his boat rewired by bass pro. A year later while doing some work we pulled off enough excess wire left behind to run a city block...

I'm not going to trash Bass Pro but Academy is awesome. Prices are so much better on just about everything. Can't wait for the one to open in Apex.

Thanks guys for all the help, comments, and advise. Got it done. very easy actually. I went through the drain hole and had a pipe snake and had the wire run in in no time. Again thanks.

This is a great idea. It will run your depth finder for several hours and is totally isolated from all the other systems.

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if you not wanting to run the wiring you may want to go this route !!! they work great for what you wanting to do !!! just set up front with your unit !!!!

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabel...Q&gclsrc=aw.ds

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