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<blockquote data-quote="FuzzyGrub" data-source="post: 245614" data-attributes="member: 3438"><p>A few comments:</p><p></p><p>- If you are going with the 2nd trolling motor, go to a two battery system. You don't want to run power to a trolling motor through a switch panel, either.</p><p></p><p>- Depending on your trolling motor and FF, you might have to issolate FF if you have noise issues.</p><p></p><p>- I wouldn't run wire all the way back to the switch panel and back for FF #1. Lots of wiring that is not needed. Put a single switch up front or, if you remove your FF consider just a fused line.</p><p></p><p>- Consider adding bilge pump and aux outlet.</p><p></p><p>- Trolling motor should be on seperate breaker. Same for panel feed, and assume each line from panel is fused.</p><p></p><p>- Yes there is a switch you can put both anchor and nav light on. Many switch panels don't have that, so you can just put them on seperate switches.</p><p></p><p></p><p>PS: Use a ground block for all the grounds that you supplied power to from the switch bank. The wires returning from the device should be the same gauge as what was required to feed it. The wire from the ground block, back to the battery should be the same gauge as the panel supply wire.</p><p></p><p>If you use the front ground block, that should be just devices you powered directly up front. I don't think that is realy needed. Trolling motor will be seperate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FuzzyGrub, post: 245614, member: 3438"] A few comments: - If you are going with the 2nd trolling motor, go to a two battery system. You don't want to run power to a trolling motor through a switch panel, either. - Depending on your trolling motor and FF, you might have to issolate FF if you have noise issues. - I wouldn't run wire all the way back to the switch panel and back for FF #1. Lots of wiring that is not needed. Put a single switch up front or, if you remove your FF consider just a fused line. - Consider adding bilge pump and aux outlet. - Trolling motor should be on seperate breaker. Same for panel feed, and assume each line from panel is fused. - Yes there is a switch you can put both anchor and nav light on. Many switch panels don't have that, so you can just put them on seperate switches. PS: Use a ground block for all the grounds that you supplied power to from the switch bank. The wires returning from the device should be the same gauge as what was required to feed it. The wire from the ground block, back to the battery should be the same gauge as the panel supply wire. If you use the front ground block, that should be just devices you powered directly up front. I don't think that is realy needed. Trolling motor will be seperate. [/QUOTE]
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