Trolling Motor Complete Wiring Guide
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- In this video I go detail the process to select the proper wiring size/gauge, connectors and circuit breaker to properly and safely wire a trolling motor. The trolling motor I am working with in this video is a Minn Kota Terrova 12v 55lb thrust with I-pilot however the process is sound for all types and models of trolling motors. See below for the specific products used in this video and drop a line in the comments if you found this helpful. Thank you for watching!
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@@ryanharrod1155 tinned copper has better corrosion resistance that's true, for fresh water it's not as important.
Hey, my 68Ib Trolling motor has 8AWG cable standard from the factory and my auto electrical engineer has informed me that using 8AWG cable for the breaker is absolutely fine.
I'm a new boat owner and have had a trolling motor sitting in storage because I've been struggling to understand how to safely install it. Thank you for adding links to the products here. Super helpful.
Happy to help! Good luck with your install.
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Great job 👍
Thanks bud!
New subscriber here, happy I found your channel. Lots of great tips and everything ends up very professional looking, can't wait to see the boat all finished!
What size wire was coming off of the motor that you crimped the 6 AWG wire to? thx
Had a quick connect short out and completely melt the connector .Damn 60 amp breaker never tripped ! Tripped it manually , thought boat was going up in flames !
can you use jumper cable wire?, going fishing this weekend and dont have time to wait on amazon
It would depend on the gauge of the cable and the distance you need to run. In general i'd say probably.
Excellent video... Thanks... I watched this because I am in the processes of doing a Sun Dolphin Pond Prowler with an older 45 lb Minn Kota Traxxis motor. My thought was that my 50 amp circuit breaker was my kill switch? Any reason to have a different one? Also, the Pond Prowler runs preinstalled battery wires from aft to the bow trolling motor mount. This distance is not much more that 6 feet. With slack on both sides, lets call it 10ft. The shorter the distance the lower the needed gauge. But, the gauge is much smaller than the gauge on the Minn Kota which seems huge. Still, these pre-installed wires are as large as my garage extension cords which have carried 30+ amps as much as 50 feet. Others on TH-cam have re-run heavier gauge wires. Sun Dolphin Mfg must figure on use as high as 65 lbs trolling mtrs with their boats. So, what me worry??? Thoughts???
I would only recommend using wiring gauge that matches the Minn Kona recommended, it's likely for running higher amperages for extended amounts of time. You could use your circuit breaker as a kill switch, I have other electronics running off that same kill switch.
did I miss where and how you installed the Main Shut off Switch from the battery? I saw it later--but did you show how to instal it?
That was done in a different video - th-cam.com/video/gAJUb3Tu7yw/w-d-xo.html
Does the positive goes to the positive on the breaker?
The breaker go in-line on your positive cable to the battery and the trolling motor.
I have the same length boat as you and trolling motor…I just bought 4awg I was too nervous to do what you did and use the 6awg. Especially with a 60 amp fuse when the max for our motors is 50a
I went by the specs Minn Kota provides for wiring. They list a 60a fuse for 50-55lb motor and 6awg for 10ft extension to the trolling motor leads.
Depending on battery location a 4awg would definitely be a valid and safe choice regardless.
@@mvboutdoors agreed. I know, you did it correctly. Mine is a 16ft tracker bass boat. my trolling motor is also mounted at the bow and battery in the back. Like I said I was too nervous to go with 6awg. I felt like 10 ft was pushing it. Lol I always air on the side of caution.
@@Idreamoutdoors I considered 4awg also, now you'll never have to worry -- I suppose when it comes to electrical fires caution is probably the smart move! 👍
@@mvboutdoorshow’s is the 6guage working out so far? I have to add an additional 13ft to my setup. I’m contemplating on 6 or 4 gauge.
Did you connect them using Anderson connections? I’m thinking of going with 4guage myself?
Are you running the wire all the way inside the motor or connecting the extended wire to the original???🙂🙂🙂
Connecting to the original wire 👍
Hi,
I have 80lb. Minn Kota fortrex bow mount. I have 60 amp circuit breaker on one the batteries do I need another circuit breaker for other battery?
The reason I was asking,
I also have a onboard dual battery charger that recently stop charting battery #2
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated
Jim
The way I have my batteries setup is a battery charger on Battery #2 which my trolling motor is hooked up to and the circut breaker, then I have it tied to battery #1 using an Isolator that bleeds over charge once the battery hits 80-90% until they are both charged up.
what model batteries are you using if you dont mind? I assume this is on a jon boat. Also what run time are you getting from your batteries. i ask because going by the minn kota web site I need 185 reserve capacity and 100 ah to get full speed for 1.75 hrs . This also weighs about 120 lbs in batteries.
Hello there. I am running a new #4 wire in my 16 ft boat for my trolling motor. I'm wondering how to connect the #4 wire to the foot pedal. The foot pedal has #10 wire connected with spade connectors. Is it ok to just splice the #10 to the #4. I don't want the #10 to burn up. Thank you.
The 10 will be fine, you can a #4 wire connector the kind that are brass blocks with screws and heat shrink
@@mvboutdoors perfect. Thank you so much.
I understand how you set up the Anderson plug but I'm not clear why. Specifically, why you can't just run the cables directly from the battery to the motor with the breaker alone on the positive. What's the benefit of doing a quick disconnect? I'm pretty ignorant regarding wiring so I just want to make sure I understand and not to assume anything. Also, could you explain the benefit of the kill switch? FYI, I'll be wiring a kayak. Thanks.
The main reason was for an easy way to connect to higher gauge wire and the option to quickly disconnect.
You should use quick disconnect wires on your VERY expensive trolling motor if you boat is ever parked outside or anywhere not totally safe so you can easily remove the trolling motor and take it in the house or put it in the truck or somewhere else.
Trolling motors get stolen a lot, don't be a victim.
Did you jump the batteries to get 24 volts??
I used a 12v system so that wasn't necessary. I also wouldnt recommend it if one of the batteries is a starting battery.
Blue Seas makes a breaker that has a built in switch.
Very cool, I'll have to check that out.
@@mvboutdoors As an example, picked up a Blue Sea Systems 7183 breaker for my Lowrance Ghost trolling motor.
You really should be soldering those connectors on.
Crimping is really not enough for a good connection at that amp draw.
Why not use a plug in at the trolling motor.
Wire gauge
You work on boats