Wrapping up the Kayak Project... Fish finder wiring Question

[YakDout]

Something like this would do. You could even add lights or anything else down the road by just running my wires into your Block.

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/sierra...ang-6--4629077

This could be another solution.

http://www.autozone.com/ignition/ele...al/510827_0_0/


Just make sure whatever you decide to get some marine grade shrink tubing. Harbor freight has a good deal on a box of that stuff. Dielectric grease should also be used to prevent any corrosion. Let us know how it ended up coming out.

[YakDout]

Forgot to add make sure everything is fused properly. Don't want to burn anything up.

[StinkyMatt]

7AH to power a tank and a FF....not too much capacity there.....unless the ff is a "tiny unit" And the tank is on a timer.


Get a battery with more AH...maybe a 12?

[chris138]

just put the battery in a drybag, toss it in the hull and you are good to go!

[tacmik]

Originally Posted by chris138

just put the battery in a drybag, toss it in the hull and you are good to go!

That is what I do. If larger surf, I will clip it to the scupper.

[Lipripper92592]

I mounted the battery in a starboard locking box in a Trident 15.
What kind of yak are you mounting it in?
Go the separate battery route. Look at the specifications on watt/amp hour draw for you FF unit, it's mostly likely around .5amps per hour.
You never want to draw a lead acid battery past down past 60% full charge. Meaning you will only get around 6 effect amp hours out of a 10 amp hour battery before you start to cause damage, ( sulfation, degradation of the plates, etc)
Run at least a ten amp hour for just the FF, unless you want to have your FF shut down in the afternoon if you start early.

[Subarualmen]

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Looks the FF pulls 1.1 Amps MAX. Not sure what it averages.. Seems pretty high. I agree the 7 AMP battery does seem a little low for this in conjunction with the Livewell Pump... I purchased all the electrical components i needed to install everything. The FF is all set up in the kayak, just the power wiring needs to be done.

Originally Posted by Lipripper92592

You never want to draw a lead acid battery past down past 60% full charge. Meaning you will only get around 6 effect amp hours out of a 10 amp hour battery before you start to cause damage, ( sulfation, degradation of the plates, etc).

Hmm i didn't know that..


That would mean i'd get 4 Amp Hours out of a charge

I'll have to check and see if they have a batter this size with a higher amperage