The Ulterra is here

[MThook]

Finally got the Ulterra, it's a beautiful thing.
Of course indian't come with a few needed things and there wasn't a mention on line about needing a 60 amp Circuit breaker or a cable to attach the GPS to the troller.
So I'm headed to Bass Pro in the morning to get the needed supplies.
Can't wait to get it on the water

[Saludariverman]

$$$ must be nice. Let me know if it's worth me saving money for the next 5 years. Give us a review once you get it out on the water. Just make sure that trolling motor is plugged in before trying that trick they do on the commercial.

[MThook]

The plan is to have someone on the boat before I try the push off and spot lock it....just in case.

$$$ must be nice. Let me know if it's worth me saving money for the next 5 years. Give us a review once you get it out on the water. Just make sure that trolling motor is plugged in before trying that trick they do on the commercial.

[BigDawgg]

I've seen a couple of I pilots that aren't connected to a circuit breaker or run with larger wire. I hope you get it right the first time Grady. I'd hate to hear you burnt something up. I would put the circuit breaker where you can trip it easily when charging your battery. Good luck with the new toy. I need to look at getting me one too with my knee's as bad as they are. Sure would help not moving around and falling out of the boat trying to pull the tm up.

Can't wait to see it in action.

[gabowman]

60 amp was like quadruple the cost of a 50 amp so I went with that when I had my skiff. Same with 6 ga. wire vrs. 8 ga. wire so I used the 8 ga. Never had a problem with either. 'Course that was with a 55# thrust I-pilot too. Good luck with your new "toy".

[MThook]

60 amp was like quadruple the cost of a 50 amp so I went with that when I had my skiff. Same with 6 ga. wire vrs. 8 ga. wire so I used the 8 ga. Never had a problem with either. 'Course that was with a 55# thrust I-pilot too. Good luck with your new "toy".

After what I spent I don't want to take a chance for a few bucks more.
I'm not lucky going half way on repairs

[SeaRay]

I went with the 50 amp breaker also. It won't cause you to burn anything up, it actually will trip quicker if a short occurs. If you are using smaller wire, less is better. I am not sure what size wire is on my "new" project boat. I still have to put the breaker on it.

I guess rather than say it trips quicker it would be more accurate to say it takes less of an overload to trip it. (50 vs. 60 amps)
By the way, you want to place the breaker as close to the battery as possible. The breaker is actually protecting the wiring more so than the device.

[MThook]

Ry I thought of that the 50 blowing before something went wrong. My thinking is if this motor with all the extra features pulls 52 amps I'm out of luck and should have gone with the 60 after all.

[SeaRay]

Ry I thought of that the 50 blowing before something went wrong. My thinking is if this motor with all the extra features pulls 52 amps I'm out of luck and should have gone with the 60 after all.

That is a valid point. The critical issue is whether the wiring is capable of handling 60 amps. I am sure in newer boats it is fine, but this 1999 that I am setting up may not have been wired back then to handle the load some of the new motors demand. It currently has an in line fuse and I have not pulled it yet to see what it is rated at. That is what I meant when I said the purpose of the fuse is to protect the wiring in case of a short in the device it is powering. Mine has never tripped the 50 amp, but yours has more bells and whistles than mine so hard to guess what it draws. Somewhere there is a chart that shows maximum amps for specific gauge wires but I have not looked for it yet. Actually it may be stamped on the wire. I know house hold wiring has load capacity stamped on it and the electrician matches the fuses in the fuse box to the wire specs but I am not all that familiar with DC characteristics.

What I am rambling around trying to say is if you put a 60 amp fuse in line in a wire that is only capable of handling 50 amps and you put a 60 amp load on it, instead of the fuse tripping, the wires will melt and may catch on fire.

[newly]

That thing going to drive itself straight to the doughnuts.