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Sorry it has taken so long to get back. Zum the wire from the main battery is right with positive and negative. It then goes left where it was spliced for each trolling motor having it's own positive and negative and the batteries were run in parallel. I finally got to take the boat out today...

InSaneFisherMan thats intresting. I will have to keep that in mind next time out. I took the day off Friday for an extended holiday and was hoping to get out but they are calling for Thunderstorms now so I may not get a chance this weekend but will keep yall informed as to what happens. I did...

DaleH I really like that idea. Thanks for the suggestion

InsaneFisherMan after I posted my last reply I noticed that some of the ones in the first picture say waterproof. I think that is the route I will go. It just looks more sturdy and they will be at the front of the boat. Sometimes water does splash over the bow in rough waves and Im not sure how...

So I got one of my motors moved to the front and I have fixed all the wiring and then rechecked all the resistance. So I have these circuit breakers and I have them placed where I want to mount them but in the process I broke the tabs that mount them and one of them had the tabs broke already...

InSaneFisherMan I really hate crimp connectors. I think I am going to go to my hardware store today and see if they have small terminals like you see on battery cable ends so I can solder them. There again I guess I could cut the plastic barrel off the crimp ones and solder them with shrink...

So I got off work early today and disconnected the rocker switch panel and just ran the Garmin and percentage gauge just like I had before I had an issue. The percentage gauge was at 95% at rest. Rather than go thru the whole sequence like I did yesterday and to save time I just ran both motors...

So the saga continues. This evening I put the motors in a couple of trash cans and filled them with water. I knew it wouldnt have the push of the boat but it would have some resistance. The batteries have been disconnected for 2 weeks and not on a maintainer. I connected up everything and the...

InSaneFisheerMan sorry I hadnt gotten back. Wife has had me doing spring honey do list on the weekend then Mothers Day and work has picked up which is good. I havent even had time to look at the boat but hoping to this weekend. I have 2 50 amp breakers one for each motor and they are wired at...

DaleH the cable I used going to the motors from the batteries I believe I used a graph that was posted from Minn Kota for the length boat I have or I may have Googled it. I cant remember. By the chart you posted even with the accessories added I think I am still ok. I do think for my accessories...

MrGiggles I didn't think both batteries being the same series would make much difference from what has been suggested here but just thought I would throw it out there. InSanefisherMan when I was on the water and the batteries are in a rested state the % does come back up to like 80 - 90 % its...

So here are my findings. Both batteries are of a 27 series but I cannot see the specs without removing the batteries and it was about to pour rain and with them being different manufactures I didn't see the need to pull them from the information I have received here. The batteries sat for 29...

InSaneFisherman thanks for that battery link. Very interesting reading. Yesterday at lunch I took the batteries off the charger / maintainer. I got me a specific gravity tester and will check that after work this evening and load test them and depending on my finding will go from there. With...

InSaneFisherMan I do not know if the gauge has a shunt in the negative circuit. I only paid $10.00 for it from Amazon. It has a button I can push that changes it from volts to %. That's about all I could tell you about the gauge. I did not know about the wiring of the batteries in parallel not...

Hey GTS225 the batteries do stay in the boat all winter under a cover I live in Va it has gotten into the high 20s past couple of years in the winter. I dont know if it makes a difference but I do keep the charger / maintainer on them all year when not in use. If I do find the batteries are bad...

Thanks for chiming in DaleH. I checked the batteries with a digital load tester from Ebay but it was right after I pulled the charger / maintainer off. I had not thought about checking the specific gravity in the batteries. I will pick up a tester for that this weekend and remove the charger for...

I know this is long but wanted to be specific as possible. I am mechanically inclined but not so much in the electrical field though I can do basic installation of wiring and have knowledge of how to use a multimeter. Any insight at all would be greatly appreciated. I just want to cover as many...

Thanks for the advise. Next time I go out I will crank them screws down extra tight. In the mean time I think I will come up with a tether of some kind just in case.

So it seems that every time I go out on my boat something happens but I also learn each time. This last time I was on the river and got caught up in a freshly downed tree because I wasnt paying attention and broke my new rod and knocked one of my trolling motors off the back of my boat into the...

Hey there, new guy here. I live in Central Va and am in my late 50s. I've been an auto mechanic for almost 35 years. I had to give up bass fishing due to severe back and knee issues 25 years ago. 3 years ago I had my knees replaced but still deal with the back but started looking for a jon boat...