What gauge batt wire?

[jasoutside]

Re: What gauge batt wire?

I agree, good decision to keep them close to the engine.

(at 25', I was wondering where you were going to locate the batteries... On the bow pulpit )

Yah man, I set the batts at midships, just in front of about the midline.

When I first measured it (tape measure) I came up with about 22'. Huh Really? It's only a 22' boat! Measured again, same.

Stupid tape measure must be wrong...

Grab a fat orange extension cord and ran it right exactly where the batt cable would be, 24, almost 25 feet:facepalm:

Yah, maybe it could be figured out with batt cable that was big enough, but, that kind of length just doesn't seem to sit very well with me.

Thanks guys

 

[cyclops2]

Re: What gauge batt wire?

I ran into the same problem on a 16' fishing boat. Moved the battery from the stern to the very bow. !8 to 20' long should do it. NAAHH.
Decided to use solid Copper 20' jumper cables set. Had to use that from battery to steering & dash board. Then bought a short set to use from the dashboard to the motor. 9.9 hp motor has no voltage loss when cranking. Cheap, tough & very efficient.
I tried to find a + 24' set but could not. 20 years ago.
I eventually moved the battery back to the stern when I started carrying a portable 6 gallon metal tank in the very bow. Along with extra anchors, anchor winch, tackle & everything else that was in the stern or laying loose all around.