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Trolling motor breaker question.

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Which trolling motor do you have? Two options at 24v, 70 or 80#.
 

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I would definitely swap out the 8 awg for 6 awg. That will take care of any heat in the wiring. Try it with your 60 amp breaker with full amp draw/w.o.t. and see it the stated 56 amps max trips the 60a breaker. If it does, swap it out for a 70 amp, still good for 6 awg wire. @HangOutdoors has no reported tripping breaker issues with his 60a, but I do not recall his model.
 

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Replaced the breaker with a Blue Sea breaker
Been out thrice
Cranked it to 10 every time.
Yet to have an issue.
 

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Mine was installed at the dealer I bought the boat from…I’ll have to double check on the wire size the installer used but I’m pretty sure it’s #8.

MinnKota would not put out information that would make them liable for causing fires.

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Thanks for the ABYC link… I plugged in the digits for the OP’s system, changed the temp rating of the wire from 60° C to the 105°C specified in the MinnKota install instructions, also put in the 5% drop per the instructions, and used the 56 A max amp draw which the instructions say only occurs intermittently and during select conditions and is above the continuous load, and the ABYC calculator put this out.

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So the MinnKota install instructions are already upping the wire size above what the ABYC calculator shows.
I have 8 gauge too with no issue, next time I use it for a long time I will check how hot it is, if its not too hot I will leave it alone.
 
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