skilet
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I am rewiring a 17' Ranger bass boat (1978 1776 super a). It will have a starter battery that will also run all boat accessories (nav lights, gauges, pumps, fish finder, horn and 12v outlet incorporated into switch panel), and a deep cycle battery running a 12v minn kota 55#maxxum (variable speed) trolling motor.
Both batteries will be charged, and drawn from, through a 1,2,1+2 and off switch by the outboard (78 mercury 1150 inline 6, thunderbolt ignition)
On the starter battery, I would like to run one wire each to a positive dist. bar, and a negative dist. bar that would be located under the console(about a 8'run), and from there, wire runs to (and back from) the devices at the console, and the front nav light.
On this system I would like to hear what anyone has to suggest as far as:
1. Wire gauge from main switch to positive and negative dist. bars (8')
2. Wire gauge to and from dist. bars & console switches (2'-3' runs)
3. Wire gauge to and from switches and devices (>2' for console devices,
7' to front nav light, and 8' to rear nav light, bilge pump and trim motor)
4. Whether or not you would recommend running a second set of pos. and neg. dist. bars (located within the battery/gas tank compartment) to distribute power to the bilge pump, trim motor and rear nav light.
On the deep cycle battery, I would like to hear suggestion for wire gauge on about a 20' (one way) run to the outlet at the bow that the trolling motor will plug into.
Also, any comments or suggestions on general layout would be appreciated greatly.
Thanks for reading, hope it makes sense enough to get some answers.
Skilet
edit: I am planning on using 4awg between main switch and the bus bars, and 14awg to the devices through the switches.
On the deepcycle side, I want to use 4awg for the trolling motor...
Both batteries will be charged, and drawn from, through a 1,2,1+2 and off switch by the outboard (78 mercury 1150 inline 6, thunderbolt ignition)
On the starter battery, I would like to run one wire each to a positive dist. bar, and a negative dist. bar that would be located under the console(about a 8'run), and from there, wire runs to (and back from) the devices at the console, and the front nav light.
On this system I would like to hear what anyone has to suggest as far as:
1. Wire gauge from main switch to positive and negative dist. bars (8')
2. Wire gauge to and from dist. bars & console switches (2'-3' runs)
3. Wire gauge to and from switches and devices (>2' for console devices,
7' to front nav light, and 8' to rear nav light, bilge pump and trim motor)
4. Whether or not you would recommend running a second set of pos. and neg. dist. bars (located within the battery/gas tank compartment) to distribute power to the bilge pump, trim motor and rear nav light.
On the deep cycle battery, I would like to hear suggestion for wire gauge on about a 20' (one way) run to the outlet at the bow that the trolling motor will plug into.
Also, any comments or suggestions on general layout would be appreciated greatly.
Thanks for reading, hope it makes sense enough to get some answers.
Skilet
edit: I am planning on using 4awg between main switch and the bus bars, and 14awg to the devices through the switches.
On the deepcycle side, I want to use 4awg for the trolling motor...
