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Boat Rigging & Product Installation:
For safety and compliance reasons, we recommend that you follow American Boat and
Yacht Council (ABYC) standards when rigging your boat. Altering boat wiring should
be completed by a qualified marine technician. The following specifications are for
general guidelines only:
!CAUTION!: These guidelines apply to general rigging to support your Minn Kota
Motor. Powering multiple motors or additional electrical devices from the same power
circuit may impact the recommended conductor gauge and circuit breaker size. If you
are using wire longer than that provided with your unit, follow the conductor gauge
and circuit breaker sizing table below. If your total conductor length is more than 50
feet we recommend that you contact a qualified marine technician.
An over-current protection device (circuit breaker or fuse) must be used. Coast Guard
requirements dictate that each ungrounded current-carrying conductor must be
protected by a manually reset, trip-free circuit breaker or fuse. The type (voltage and
current rating) of the fuse or circuit breaker must be sized accordingly to the trolling
motor used. The table below gives recommended guidelines for circuit breaker sizing.
Conductor Gauge and Circuit Breaker Sizing Table
Total Conductor Length (length of all conductors in the total circuit)
Motor Thrust Circuit Breaker 10 feet 20 feet 30 feet 40 feet 50 feet
40#, 45# 50 Amp @ 12 VDC 10 AWG 8 AWG 6 AWG 4 AWG 4 AWG
50#, 55# 60 Amp @ 12 VDC 8 AWG 6 AWG 4 AWG 4 AWG 2 AWG
70# 50 Amp @ 24 VDC 10 AWG 10 AWG 8 AWG 8 AWG 6 AWG
*The conductor and circuit breaker sizing table above is only valid for the following assumptions.
1. No more than 3 conductors are bundled together inside of a sheath or conduit
BATTERY & WIRING INSTALLATION
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