Do you need tinned wire?

[bassboy1]

https://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20Grade%20Wire/

They are cheaper ( at least on 16ga, didn't check any other size ) and have fast free shipping and great customer service.

I don't know how the service and shipping compare but https://tinnedmarinewire.com/wire/ is half the price of https://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20Grade%20Wire/ on wire. $6.50 per 50' of 16AWG vs. $7.86 per 25' other sizes of wire are also 1/2 price.

I'd be willing to bet that the prices will be nearly identical once shipping is calculated in. Comparing hundred foot roll to hundred foot roll (not comparing 2 - 25' rolls to 1 - 50, that's just not fair :lol: ), the price is just a couple bucks.

Probably comes from the exact same manufacture, being sold at the same overall cost - one includes shipping in the shown price, one adds it on later.

 

[Hanr3]

NO you dont need tinned wire for fresh water. In fact you can use automotive 12volt wire. Its subject to the same harsh conditions a boat experiences.

In fact you can use 4 wire trailer wire for 80% of your electrical circuits. 25' of 4 conductor is about $10 at your local auto/boat/farm supply store. Dont use it for the trolling motor, accessory outlets, or to power your fuse/switch panel. Otherwise it will work for your lights, pumps, sonar, radio just fine.

 

[minicuda]

Try a car stereo shop that sells bulk wire by the foot. Go in back and talk to the installers if you can, avoid the sales guys up front. Bring 2 large pizzas to the bay doors and most car audio installers will give you all the wire you need.

 

[lucescoflathead]

I ordered some from Greg's marine wire supply. They had real good prices. Thanks for all the replies. Todd

 

[rusty.hook]

I use no#4 for my trolling motor.
The tinned wire is mostly for saltwater applications. If only fresh water, non-tinned will be fine in my opinion, been using it for almost 45 years on boats I used for fresh water, jus' sayin'

 

[Rick James]

The best pricing I have found on tinned wire is at Tinned Marine Wire

https://tinnedmarinewire.com/wire/

Eugene

For those interested in their shipping prices, I ordered a bunch of wire yesterday from these guys. I think there was 40' of 10 AWG, 20' of 6 AWG, and 150' of 14 AWG total. They charged me $9.95 total in shipping.

 

[chavist93]

https://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20Grade%20Wire/

They are cheaper ( at least on 16ga, didn't check any other size ) and have fast free shipping and great customer service.

I don't know how the service and shipping compare but https://tinnedmarinewire.com/wire/ is half the price of https://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20Grade%20Wire/ on wire. $6.50 per 50' of 16AWG vs. $7.86 per 25' other sizes of wire are also 1/2 price.

I was referring to the duplex wire. That's what I use for the most part since it is easier to run and gives a neater appearance.

 

[Oldgeek]

Try a car stereo shop that sells bulk wire by the foot. Go in back and talk to the installers if you can, avoid the sales guys up front. Bring 2 large pizzas to the bay doors and most car audio installers will give you all the wire you need.

My son is big into the car audio stuff and the big amps use some huge wire. They can fix you up for a good price.

 

[Popeye]

Tracker does not use tinned wire to run power from the TM battery to the TM plug. When I swapped from a 12VDC TM to a 24VDC, I upped the wire from Tracker's 8ga to 6ga (which in a way pi$$ed me off as the owners manual that came with my 12VDC TM said to use 6ga wire to begin with). I went to Home Depot and bought 50' of white house wire for $1.10 a foot. It is stiffer than battery cable but once installed, it's not subject to repeated flexing. I crimped the battery connectors and then soldered them to ensure there was a good connection. I used a Marinco brand plug up front but had to also get the 6ga adapter as the plug would only accept up to 8ga wire. I also added a 50A manual reset type circuit breaker in the battery compartment to replace the 40A auto resetting current limiter Tracker had installed.