Downrigger wiring
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CBsqrd
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1) Wire to the house battery, never to the starter.
2) Best is to wire after the house battery switch so when the house is switched off the down rigger outlets are not energized. You can wire directly, but your downriggers will always be "on".
3) Several different types of fuses you can use. You can do a simple inline fuse, which is probably simplest, but least preferable. If you have a central location where you can mount on a vertical surface, a fuse block is better.
4) Use the largest wire you can Scotty recommends 12 Ga, or 10 Ga for longer runs, but you can go up to 8 Ga in the Marinco plugs. Especially if you are going to use an Ace puller as they take a 40 amp fuse which requires 8 Ga wire.
2) Best is to wire after the house battery switch so when the house is switched off the down rigger outlets are not energized. You can wire directly, but your downriggers will always be "on".
3) Several different types of fuses you can use. You can do a simple inline fuse, which is probably simplest, but least preferable. If you have a central location where you can mount on a vertical surface, a fuse block is better.
4) Use the largest wire you can Scotty recommends 12 Ga, or 10 Ga for longer runs, but you can go up to 8 Ga in the Marinco plugs. Especially if you are going to use an Ace puller as they take a 40 amp fuse which requires 8 Ga wire.
PEETZcanada
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I personally would run a breaker rather than a fuse...but that's just my choice for convenience sake and speed when the bite is hot and heavy.
kaelc
Crew Member
Good advice above. 40 amp breaker for your prawn puller side. Go blue seas.
I have a bus bar similar to this side on the house side. Seems like overkill but I always seem to be adding things. Might get in there this weekend to wire in a plug to the fridge. #ad https://amzn.to/4g2FZ7F
I have a bus bar similar to this side on the house side. Seems like overkill but I always seem to be adding things. Might get in there this weekend to wire in a plug to the fridge. #ad https://amzn.to/4g2FZ7F
Pineapple Express
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Blue Seas circuit breakers. Wire to the house battery, ideally to a buss bar after the battery isolation switch
I built a small buss bar to connect auto-reset breakers to (4, two downrigger, one pot puller, one spare). I use "short stops"and wire in a 80 amp relay to the house battery, controlled by a switch on the dash. That way I can turn off the downrigger plugs when not using them but leave the house battery on. I find there is less corrosion in the scotty plugs when they are powered off when not in use.
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