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
bow mount trolling motor
Re: bow mount trolling motor
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.
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.
Re: bow mount trolling motor
Thanks
So would it be one of the Minn -kota in line fuse devices circuit breaker
So would it be one of the Minn -kota in line fuse devices circuit breaker
Re: bow mount trolling motor
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.
I installed the breaker in my old boat and it worked perfectly.
Re: bow mount trolling motor
I'll try to install it too!lape0019 wrote: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.