hello fellow crappie fishermen. i have i guess kind of a 3 or 4 part question. i have a 50 lb thrust minnkota...i have an inline fuse spliced into it back by my battery. iv'e got a 25 amp fuse in that. that's been my setup for year's and have only popped the fuse i think once...maybe twice...i also run a fishfinder off the same battery (it's a 12 volt) i have a smaller boat so a 12/24 is'nt really what iv'e ever thought about. here's my dilemma... i just started trolling here the last couple week's, using my trolling motor. iv'e already popped 2 fuse's. both time's it was when i was trolling. i probably was running it constant for an 1 1/2 to 2 hour's most the time all day before cranking up the bigger motor and moving...well the 25 amp fuse's were actually fried, not just broken or popped but crispy burnt. i could hear them burst from the front of the boat. both time's when i went back to change them out the little square rubber boot they slide in was scorching hot. i had to use plier's. this is obviously caused from the continuous running on the trolling motor i would think. when it had popped few year's back it was just broken, and the inline boot/fuse was'nt hot, i just replaced and never had a problem again...but this last week on my trolling trip both time's these fuse's were burn't all to heck and the inline fuse was just scorching. is there something i don't have hooked up correctly you think if i'm going to be running that trolling motor continuously for an hour or 2...would it matter if i went up to a 30 amp or 35 or will that cause other problem's? i''m going to be doing a lot of trolling i think and just want to have it set up correctly and don't wanna fry my trolling motor. oh i have a little 3 amp inline fuse for my fishfinder and never had any problem's with that fuse...if it matter's i'm just using a cheap everstart from walley world. which i alway's have...thanx for any help and info guy's. i just don't know a lick about electrical and such.:o

jeff the crappieslayer