O.T. fuse panel

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

50 amp breakers always work on the trolling motor Ken, but much smaller
ones'll due for the electronics. If the above is *all* you're running off
that battery I'd reconsider the panel, just run everything straight from the
battery with inline fuses & the breaker on the tm.

Warren

"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

Oh yea, your post is NOT ot at all imho...

WW

"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

"Ken Blevins" wrote: "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"

There are plenty of ways to accomplish what you want. I would suggest
running the trolling motor power on a separate wire since it will be the
biggest draw of power.

I do have a few questions? Is the panel going to be hidden or does it need
to be mounted flush? Does the panel have to be in the front of the boat?
Do you have a place to mount the panel in the back of the boat on the
console and just run the wires ot the accesories to the front?

I would suggest a circuit breaker that is resetable for the trolling motor.
See http://www.sea-dog.com/420842.pdf for example. You will need at least a
50 amp protection for the trolling motor. 40 lb. thrust should pull about
42 amps.
You can use a number 6 or 8 marine gauge wire to run from the battery.

The bilge pump amperage draw will depend on what size pump you have. If is
a Rule 360 to 500 GPH then it will need a 2.5 amp fuse. Rule also makes
some nice panel switches with fuse holders in them that can be mounted
flush.

You can purchase circuit breaker panels or fuse panels from places like
Boaters World or West Marine. See
http://www.bluesea.com/dept.asp?d_id=7463&l1=7463 for an example. You can
also run all small amperage load accessories to a bus bar and circuit
protect each one as the leave the bus bar. Make sure you use the correct
wire size for the correct amperage load, too small of a wire and the wiring
will melt before the fuse or circuit breaker trips. Use marine grade wire
if available. Make sure all connections are tight and water proof. Do not
splice wires in a run.

Sarge

"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.

Thanks guys --- you all answered questions I forgot to ask
Thanks again
Ken Blevins
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"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.