Changing out trolling motor
Hi all,
I'm going from a 12v motor guide 46lb thrust to a MinnKota MaxPro80 24v. I already have two batteries for the trolling motor. Tell me if this sounds right....
I'll be connecting positive from one battery to the negative of the other battery then using the remaining positive and negative to go to the trolling motor. Does this sound right? Also, my boat ('05 Nitro)has an extra wire running from the batteries to the front of the boat. Does this offer another wiring option? One last question.....How different are the mounting holes from Motor guide to MinnKota?
Thanks,
Buzz
Minn Kota got their sh#*$t together.
Hi,
I got the new trolling motor in today. This thing is really heavy. I gotta give it to Minn Kota, they have several holes in this base and they even had ones to fit the old MotorGuide holes. Didn't even have to drill new holes.
On a different note....as mentioned eariler, I'm going from 12V to 24V and the boat has three wires which I was told was for the older trolling motors which could work on 12 or 24V. Saying that, wouldn't the current wires be large enough to handle 24V if the boat was wired for either. The wires are about the size of a round school pencil.
Thanks,
Buzz