Great ideas, Frank. That T connector would do what I want. What is the
name of it?

--
"Stay calm. Be brave. Wait for the signs."

Frank Johansen
Aurora, Ontario

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Speaking of fuses, let me tell you I was not able to find something big
enough. I live in Windsor, so I always shop in the detroit area. Well,
anyway, I bought a 36 lb thrust minn kota, which draws 36 amps. Well,
good luck trying to find a fuse holder that big, short of those
expensive circuit breakers you see at boat places. None of the boat
places or the auto places (autozone, canadian tire, murrays) carries
fuses that high in amperage. Radio shack did carry some 60 amps, but
nothing those to be used with a bread board or a similar electric setup,
not on a boat.

As for the trolling motor connecting to the battery. Couple of options,
one time i cut the spade lugs off and used those inline crimp connectors
to hook it to the longer 6 gage wire to go to the battery, then smeared
that liquid electric tape all over my crimp connection. On another
boat, we setup a cheap "disconnect" box in the back of the boat, on the
plywood. At a boat place in Detroit I found cheap insulated studs
(imagine a T, where the horizontal bar is made of plastic with a hole
running through on each side for fasteners, and the center of the T, a
threaded rod, for your connections), mounted those to the plywood at the
back of the boat and used that to connect the battery, trolling motor,
as well as the lights.



Buck Frobisher wrote:
Maybe the manufacturer figures that a motor like that will always have

its

wires visible, or, in other words, not enclosed in a bilge where

potentially

explosive fumes will build up. So, if the wires burn through their
insulation for some unforeseen reason, it won't be a hazard. Maybe.
But,

if

the wires *did* burn for some reason, and they happened to be laying

next

to

a life vest....

Meanwhile, you could find an in-line fuse holder and probably do the
job

for

under $25, even if you went bonkers and bought oil-filled crimps and a

brand

new crimp tool. Sounds like pretty cheap insurance to me. It'll take

less

time than filling out all the insurance papers for your fried boat.


It just so happens that I bought a Minn Kota on sale at Canadian Tire
today
(28 lb thrust, for a 14' bowrider) and the leads aren't long enough to
go to
the battery. The cable on the motor ends in spade lugs, and the booklet
says to use 6 gauge wire for the extension.

What I was going to use was an old battery jumper cable that will give
me
the length I need, and terminate it in a nice lug to go on the battery
terminal. On the motor's cable, short of cutting the spade lugs off,
can
anyone think of a simple screw type connector so that I can disconnect
it
when I want to?

Plus, any sites or names of Toronto-area stores that carry 12v marine
accessories would be handy.

Thanks for any advice!