trolling motor fuse

[Clifton Egger]

looking for the proper size fuse for the in line fuse on the trolling motor. have a pro 175 with a 12 volt 43 lbs motor guide. bought the boat used and it had a 40 amp fuse. having hard time finding 40 amp.

 

[Larry Harp]

Forget the fuse and go with a self-resetting circuit breaker. Should be able to find one at any boat part counter.



Harpo

 

[Steve Rizza]

Go with the circuit breaker.....Forget the Marina though,,,NAPA will have the same thing for half the price.



Not sure of the size you need,but I believe my 55lb calls for a 50 amp.

 

[Bill Gintzel]

50 amp circuit breaker should be ok for most applications although check with the mfg's recommendations. I have issues with the self resetting breakers. I kind of like the idea that I see what's wrong before I reset.:unsure:

 

[Don Wilhelm]

Clifton, the size of the fuse is also related to the gauge of wire. I bought a used boat last season and found out real fast what substandard wire will do for you. The crazy fools had #10 wire on a 24 volt 80 # thrust motor with over 25 feet of wire! I corrected the problem by buying a 40 amp push button reset circuit breaker from Cabelas (or maybe it was Bass Pro), and installed # 6 wire from the batteries to the bow. The breaker came with open pigtailed # 6 wire, so I simply soldered it into the system. I imagine your boat has the same setup as my old Nitro, with a large rubber fuse holder built right into the positive cable near the batts. If so, it would be relatively easy to remove the holder and install the breaker I used. I checked and they do not have the breaker I installed, but this model would work quite well http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=58532&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

 

[Dennis K]

I was having the same problem in locating one. I finally went to an auto part store and they had to order me some. I believe it was Napa. I still have the part number wrote down some where if you would like it.



BL

 

[Bill Gintzel]

Auto reset breakers from Cabelas have terminal posts and mounting brackets. I believe they have 40 and 50 amp available. I bought my breakers from the Tracker Dealer. They were about $7 bucks. They are pushbutton reset and have terminals and a mounting bracket.