Trolling motor is now ready to get wet!

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I along with a little help from fuzzy(thank's buddy for helping me out on one of your day's off)mounted the trolling motor and yesterday i ran the wire,installed batteries(Golden Eagle in Alvin)great price.The question or idea's i'm asking is does somebody have a suggestion on what i use to hold the batteries secure with.I looked at west marine and got some but they are to small.Does anybody know somebody that bends or molds plastic?The other question is were the trolling motor quick connect& disconnect is i got one of those marinco cheese one's a academy...the wires that are in the female end are not very secure and they keep coming out of the lug's and i got western with thighten them.Oh the trolling motor is a minn-kota 80# riptide.

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Hey Coe how did the picturesload in the written part.I know i double posted the pic's opp's.

[Ibtsoom]

Looking good Chris!

[Williep]

Your ready to sneak up on them birds now Chris, go get'um.

[gsb]

Chris, I now use the trays that screw to the deck and hold the batteries with the strap. Its a lot easier access now and they have plenty of circulation. Would that work?

[Dawg]

Avail at West marine made by Seafit. I soldered my wires together & installed Bigfoot switch on deck.

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Avail at West marine made by Seafit. I soldered my wires together & installed Bigfoot switch on deck.

Dawg i got two of those sitting in a bag waiting for west marine to open so i can take them back those batteries i got are to wide and long for those.I was thinking along the lines of some plastic or fiberglass bracket that i could screw down to keep them in place kinda like the igloo corner's that screw down.

[Txrex]

Reeltime,

The trays that GSB mentioned are what I have in the Skeeter. Once the straps are adjusted you never have to worry about the batteries bouncing around. Makes them easy to pull out too.

Txrex

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Chris, I now use the trays that screw to the deck and hold the batteries with the strap. Its a lot easier access now and they have plenty of circulation. Would that work?

Were can i get them at Scott and what are the deminsion...lol two many rita's for me!

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Reeltime,

The trays that GSB mentioned are what I have in the Skeeter. Once the straps are adjusted you never have to worry about the batteries bouncing around. Makes them easy to pull out too.

Txrex

Hey Txrex Happy Thanksgiving did they come with the boat or were did you get them.

[Txrex]

They were rigged in the boat by the dealer in El Campo. They should be pretty easy to get. Have a look at this link for reference.

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|51495|921001&id=921411

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They were rigged in the boat by the dealer in El Campo. They should be pretty easy to get. Have a look at this link for reference.

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?...1001&id=921411

Thanks David those are the ones i'm looking for the 24's are to small......Defender goes on my favorites.....They are a he77 of a lot cheaper than west marine.