Ideally the fish finder wire is run on the opposite side of the boat away from the trolling motor power wires.

Boat fish finder wiring. What you need is probably only about 22gauge because these units draw only about 1Amp or so. INSTALL THE BINNACLE MOUNT. Put the correct size fuse holder on the hot wire at the battery.

As you look the helm of the ship should be very close to the fish finder. The wiring in my boat is really all over the place making it a little difficult. The computer display screen and the transducer.

You should be careful about many factors. What you NEED and what you can use are two different things. Maintain Good Clean Connections to Avoid Interference.

When youve got excess wiring dont bundle it up in a tight bundle and bind it up. The battery should be a combo startingdeep cycle battery usually sold as a marine battery. Check the manual for that unit.

That means dont take electrical tape and ball all wires together with finder wire dont run to your fuse box to small gauge wire and things like pumps lights stereo make ghost problems. One major problem anglers face when hooking up a fish finder to a battery is electrical interference and more often than not this is generated by wiring shortcuts inappropriate connections and bad wiring. An ordinary auto battery would do for starting and lights but for running a radio and other electronics something with a little more of a deep cycle capacity will be needed so the battery doesnt go flat while youre fishing and listening to the radio and leave you stranded when you try to.

Tracker Boats Wiring Diagram. Keep the fish finder and wires away from other wire when possible. What gauge of wire for fish finder.