"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
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I need to run power from the battery at the back of the boat, to the
front
of the boat and into a fuse panel .What I plan to run from one battery is
a 40 lb thrust trolling motor ,small fish eagle , bilge pump and small
lights ..I don't have any idea where to look or what to ask for as far
as
a fuse panel is concerned . any suggestions would be appreciated .My
wife
said put it all together or move it outta the driveway. If I can get it
finished by this weekend coming I can enter a tin boat tourney
Thanks
Ken Blevins



As a spin on what Warren said, I'd run a straight power connection for the
trolling motor to the battery, using 6 or 8 gauge wire (whatever the motor's
manufacturer recommends), and a circuit breaker stout enough to handle it,
probably around 50 Amps to be safe.

Any fuse blocks (panels) I was considering installing, were I you, I'd look
at somewhere a little more protected from any stray water that may make it
into the boat at any time. You just said "front of the boat" so I wasn't
sure of the boat type and where you may or may not have to mount it in a
protected area. Regardless, I'd mount the fuse block in the safest looking
place that it can fit in, and then just run the power wires to it from where
they need to come from, even if it (fuse block) is at or near the rear of
the boat. IMO, it's easier to run small bundles of 12-22 ga. wire to the
various appliances than it would be to pull thicker gauge wire to a remote
fuse block and *then* run short runs of light gauge wire to the appliances.
But that's all personal preference, I would seriously rethink using a fuse
block in lieu of a circuit breaker for the troller though. Them motors take
a lot of juice, and one quick stop (blade meets tree stump maybe?) and your
looking at a huge spike in power, that IMO, only a circuit breaker is ready
to handle.