Originally Posted by
Moveon
I put a 50 amp circuit breaker on my boat for my Minn Kota 50 lb All Terrain Trolling Motor. It works good so far. I've been using this setup for about 7 years now.
I wonder if the length and diameter of the electrical lines would make a difference in the size of the fuze or circuit breaker?
12 volts pushed though 16 ft or more of #10 copper strand line to get power from the 12 volt battery in the back of my boat to the front trolling motor. I put the circuit breaker up on the bow which has a platform up there. The platform is there for the trolling motor to be mounted on. But I also have an inline fuse on the red wire near the battery. So I have a fuse and a circuit breaker between the trolling motor and my battery. Probably overkill and redundant. It also probably is robbing me of some power too.