Fishing Kayak Trolling Motor Setup - Unique Trolling Motor Kill Switch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- A key part of your fishing kayak trolling motor setup should be the installation of a kayak trolling motor kill switch to keep the boat from escaping if you fall overboard. Here is my take on a trolling motor kill switch that is simple and inexpensive. Give this kayak kill switch a try and see if it works for your kayak trolling motor install.
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Cool idea!!! Love the part about boiling the trimmer line a spool to give it a "perm." I read the comment about the carabiner and pfd. I think that's a pretty good idea, but since we frequently fish in
Genius! Thanks for your invention!
Glad you like it!
Nice job. Great idea. One situation you might consider, if the fuse pops it would likely melt the fishing line teather. That said, if the fuse pops the motor would stop so same result. One option I have considered in leau of a kill switch would be a SUP leash, cheap and easy.
Great idea!
Thanks!
Very Cool McGyvering!!
Brilliant! Nice and compact too. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
Really cool idea, smart and efficient!thanks
Fantastic I'm making one!!
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You can purchase a factory made kill switch with lanyard on Amazon or ebay for $12-$15. Mount the switch directly to the same box you install the PWM connecting it between your power in cable and the power in lug on the PWM and you are done. Also ... attaching the lanyard to your wrist can be an extreme safety hazard. Simply use a snap hook to attach it to the D-ring on your PFD (This is what it was designed for) just like the big boat operators. Make sure your PWM box is mounted solidly in the kayak and you should never have any problems if you become separated from your kayak.
Great points. The only thing I would add is to make sure anything you buy commercially has specs that match your motor - specifically, that the wire is the same gauge as your motor.
Hi do know how to install the factory made kill switch module I've got no idea how to connect the kill switch to the PWM SPEED CONTROLLER no body's giving any information on this,,,,,, kill switch speed controller system ,,,,,OOP'S,,,,, I'M not as smart as you guys,,,,,,I've lost my memory from a motor bike Accident,,,,,,,,,😮😮😮😊😊
Cut the ground wire and place in between as shown!! Easy!!
A factory made kill switch with lanyard will not do 40 amps.....
@@XSAILOR65 it sure will … if use it on the low voltage side of the PWM and not the main power line.
Great idea. I would recommend making the coil line long enough to connect directly to your pfd with a carabiner. I think on your wrist could be annoying and get in the way of fishing.
Great idea
Thanks for this brilliant idea. My single rider skiff is on order and have a laundry list of projects when it gets here. A kill switch is 1 of them and it has caused many sleepless nights thinking of being left in the water by my skiff. The kill switch in the market is made to have continuity not break.
If you have a gas motor, it should come with a kill switch. Glad this helped.
I opted to wire in a Sure Foot Trolling Motor Foot Control Switch in place of a kill switch. Just as you wired your switch in, I have the foot control wire spliced in and then run under my seat and then secured with velcro to a comfortable position on the deck to press it easily with my foot to engage the motor. It works very well sitting and even better when standing. The motor will not engage unless I have pressed the foot control so I can start and stop the motor at will and leave it at a preferred speed. Cost for switch was $29.00.
Perfect!
Great idea where did you order the “Foot Control” from
@@k9kayaks In case Cliproach does not answer, it looks like you have options here - amzn.to/3oUJWzq
@@KayakhacksFishing Ah great I appreciate will definitely read up on it 👍🎣
@@k9kayaks I purchased the Sure Foot Trolling Motor Foot Control Switch on Amazon.
hi mate for the trolling motor kill switch,,,, you need a petrol motor kill switch on a lanyard clipped to your life jacket or ,,pfd,,,
I carry a few extra fuzes in my tacklebox just incase. Better to have them and never need them than to need them and not have them!
I know this is an older video, which by the way is very informative. My question is the newer inline fuses have a Maxie fuse and it looks like their might not be enough room to drill a hole for the line. It says not for regular fuses, any work around idea for this issue?
Thx again Mr. Safety
No, sadly, I am not familiar with that product
Awesome tip. Can't thank you enough. Getting ready to register my soon-to-be-powered Kayak in Louisiana (which is required for any form of powered boat) and have be wrestling with the USCG requirement for a kill switch. Would really like to see your motor and battery set up. Also, any suggestions for a small Type B fire extinguisher. Yes, another requirement. Appreciate your advice.
Everything I have done on motors is in this playlist - th-cam.com/play/PL8egn41J7Go8ktbwm2npNZtAAJ3izoVmf.html
There are other options in the comments below as well that are good. Wow... they are strict with the extinguisher requirement. This is the only one I found that was small - amzn.to/3hT8oRB
Excelente idea
I like it. I like it a lot.
Great idea - Paracord should also work
I'd wonder about putting the leash around an ankle to stop it getting in the way while fishing? Should still be able to peddle, but frees up the hands more
Great idea! Thanks
Saving lives!
If you could make a kill switch for the PWM would be awesome!
See if this works for you - Fishing Kayak Trolling Motor Setup - Unique Trolling Motor Kill Switch
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HI, is this an idea only if one falls out into the water? What about a very close and near by kill switch when inside?
Yes, this is for a spill. You could set up one near your seat for manual activation.
brilliant good sir!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesomeness!
I put a kill switch on an inboard-powered boat 15 years ago. Why do Shakespeare, Minkota ec not sell these?
It really is a good question.
I need to point out that in this video, I attach the kill switch to my wrist. The better approach is to attach it to your PFD. Complete trolling motor installation playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL8egn41J7Go8ktbwm2npNZtAAJ3izoVmf.html
The 40amp fuse, is that the right size for a 34 pound thrust MotorGuide trolling motor?
You need to check your owners manual. I looked at the R3 series manual and it specified at least a 50 amp and recommended a 60
@@KayakhacksFishing I got this trolling motor in a trade, no owners manual included.
@@KayakhacksFishing It takes a 50amp breaker. I found the manual online. Thanks.
salt water in fuse box will close circuit and motor will continue ?!
The fuze holder is pretty waterproof. If it gets submerged... I have bigger issues!
Love your hacks except this one. A kill switch, like those used on jet skis, can be purchased for around $10 or less. I put one on my kayak motor control box.
Can you share a link to the one you purchased? The ones I saw on Amazon did not have 10 gauge wire to match my motor's requirement.
Hi there have you worked out a better way to hook up a kill switch to the ,,,,PWM speed controller ,,,,,,if have I would like to know how to please ,,,,,,Hi do know how to install the factory made kill switch module I've got no idea how to connect the kill switch to the PWM SPEED CONTROLLER no body's giving any information on this,,,,,, kill switch speed controller system ,,,,,OOP'S,,,,, I'M not as smart as you guys,,,,,,I've lost my memory from a motor bike Accident,,,,,,,,,😮😮😮
This kill switch is positioned between the motor/PWM and the battery. It should work fine with a PWM. Just put it between the battery and the PWM
Okay thank you very much appreciated
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I was just about to use a banana plug for that.
Amazon used to have good prices but now there over priced
I hooked a 180 lb. fish and it broke my 50 lb line. I'm 180 lbs also.
ouch