My new trolling motor is due in soon so I need to get my boat wired up for it. It’s a minn kota 80 lb 24v unit. I overkill everything I do, so for the 12ft of wire I need to run will be 2ga. I got it from a wrecked truck several years ago.
Anyway, I am looking for a heavy duty flush mount receptacle and plug assembly to run my motor. Everything that I have seen in my research that is flush mount is weak looking and incapable of a 45a draw. I want to mount the plug in the hatch cover so I don’t have to cut a big hole in the fiberglass. I ordered the quick release bracket because I need to be able to remove the unit for family beach time.
If you mount it in the hatch cover, you might have a water problem over time. The recepticle may fill with water since it will be mounted vertical not horizontal…just a thought.
Fishing is a prefectible art…in which nevertheless, no man is perfect – Gifford Pinchot
If you mount it in the hatch cover, you might have a water problem over time. The recepticle may fill with water since it will be mounted vertical not horizontal…just a thought.
Fishing is a prefectible art…in which nevertheless, no man is perfect – Gifford Pinchot
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Agreed 100% Use Marinco plugs, female on the lip up front and male on the TM. West Marine has the Marinco plugs and they are very good. I have mine mounted inside edge of the anchor locker and have held up well.
that is the same one that i use for my i-pilot also. it is a great receptacle that should last a long time. no cheap but you do get what you pay for with this one.
Thanks for the replies. I really like that marineco receptacle with the cover. I think it would be best mounted sideways up on my deck, not vertically in the hole cover. I just cringe when it comes time to cut holes in fiberglass. It just seems so permanent. If I mounted it in the cover, I could just replace the 5$ cover.
I might just for now cut a hole in the cover and use one of those anderson plugs under the deck. I could then get another cover and put it on when its family time. I am not trying to cheap out, I just want to make sure everything with this motor works out 100% I am still wary of the 80lb thrust with a 22’ boat. Minn Kota assured me it would be ok since its light and no t-top.
Also spend the money on a 50A thermal circuit breaker… I had a regular circuit breaker on mine 40A and it failed all my wiring caught on fire I luckily got it unplugged and tossed in the drink before it got any worse.
