How To Wire Up A Boat Motor. If the gauge then reads full scale, then the problem was with your sender. These instructions will probably be easy to comprehend and apply.
Note the large red and black wires in both pictures. Loosen the two terminals on the circuit breaker supplied with the trolling motor. Torpedo boat, some where i found a link on doing this with two motors is to cut.
14 steps to wiring your boat. It is up to you if you’d like a stern or the bow. Slide the black wire over the terminal and tighten it down.
If your universal engine panel looks like this, and has an ammeter, you are due for some critically important wiring upgrades. In models, it is advisable to use stranded wires rather than solid core for better reliability. It really is intended to assist all the average user in building a suitable program.
I just got these new motors for my boat lift as the lift i bought did not come with any. You will also see notes for where to install a plug, a switch, and a fuse or breaker in the schematic above. Terminating a stranded wire for insertion in a screwed terminal block stranded wires cause problems when inserted into screwed terminals.
The factory wiring, with an ammeter in the panel, is flat out dangerous and this wiring mess really needs to be addressed.it amazes me how many boats are out there still using this amazingly unsafe set up. Locate the wiring diagram for your motor on the faceplate or inside of the cover you have removed. Engine panel with ammeter = dangerous.
Then connect the negative lead of the motor cable from your circuit breaker to the positive part of your first battery. The type of connectors will depend on the manufacturer and size of the motor. Make a rough drawing of the boat looking down from the top.