"Chris" wrote in message
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I have a 14' jon and am going to be hooking up a trolling motor,
fishfinder and lights to a single battery.

My question is, is it ok to hook up all the power wires directly to
the battery or do you recommend running power to a box of some sort
and then connecting everything there?

Or any other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

My 14' alum boat, I just connected to the battery with clips. Both the
transom mount troller and the fishfinder. Fishfinder was inline fused.
For you with lights and all, I would hook up a distribution panel, with
fuses and sockets to plug in the motor, lights, etc. I used a battery box
between the rear seat and the transom. Made a couple of loops out of
aluminum that allowed me to bungee the battery case to the seat.
Bill