What’s up fellas?
Got my first boat last week - a Lowe 1448M. Not the most handy person so I’m looking for some guidance from more experienced vets.
I would like to mount a trolling motor to the bow. I want to put the battery at the stern to help with weight distribution and to keep it out of the way.
The side of the boat has an indentation in it that is perfect for running wire through. I bought 15 foot 4 gauge battery cable but now am wondering what to do from here.
The boat is going to be kept at a dock area away from my house so I’d like to remove the trolling motor and battery each time I’m done. What would be the best way to do this?
I guess I’m looking for some plugs that I can splice onto the motor’s wires as well as one side of the extension cable that can be plugged into each other on that end. Or can I put ring terminals on that end of the extension cable and then combine the existing ring terminals from the motor and the new ring terminals on the extension cord? What would I need to be able to do that?
And then for the other side of the extension cable, similar plugs as well as shorter wires that I can permanently keep on the battery that will also have a plug so I can easily plug it in and out on that side too?
The wires attached to my motor are probably 8 gauge, is it an issue plugging 8 gauge wires into a 4 gauge wire?
Thanks I’m advance guys
Got my first boat last week - a Lowe 1448M. Not the most handy person so I’m looking for some guidance from more experienced vets.
I would like to mount a trolling motor to the bow. I want to put the battery at the stern to help with weight distribution and to keep it out of the way.
The side of the boat has an indentation in it that is perfect for running wire through. I bought 15 foot 4 gauge battery cable but now am wondering what to do from here.
The boat is going to be kept at a dock area away from my house so I’d like to remove the trolling motor and battery each time I’m done. What would be the best way to do this?
I guess I’m looking for some plugs that I can splice onto the motor’s wires as well as one side of the extension cable that can be plugged into each other on that end. Or can I put ring terminals on that end of the extension cable and then combine the existing ring terminals from the motor and the new ring terminals on the extension cord? What would I need to be able to do that?
And then for the other side of the extension cable, similar plugs as well as shorter wires that I can permanently keep on the battery that will also have a plug so I can easily plug it in and out on that side too?
The wires attached to my motor are probably 8 gauge, is it an issue plugging 8 gauge wires into a 4 gauge wire?
Thanks I’m advance guys