bow mount trolling motor

[zman]

Hi Everyone

So as you may know I bought a 14' lund DLX and I'm working on a casting plat form for the bow and also working on mounting the Minn Kota ,

The question I have is can I wire the Minn kota direct to the battery or do I need a special plug ? I currently will a be installing an onboard charger 2 bank 1 bank to the cranking battery and other to the trolling motor battery

[lape0019]

You can wire direct but make sure you have a breaker on the positive side.

I preferred being able to unplug my motor for charging purposes but turning off the breaker does the same thing. My current motor is wired direct and has a little box with posts to attach the leads on the TM to the wiring in the boat but as long as the connection is good and covered properly, there should not be any issues.

[zman]

Thanks

So would it be one of the Minn -kota in line fuse devices circuit breaker

[lape0019]

As long as the breaker/fuse is rated for what the motor requires, it really doesn't matter what you use.

I installed the breaker in my old boat and it worked perfectly.

[zanetti]

As long as the breaker/fuse is rated for what the motor requires, it really doesn't matter here what you use.

I installed the breaker in my old boat and it worked perfectly.

I'll try to install it too!