Trolling Motor/Circuit Breaker Help

[JohniusMaximus]

Hi guys. This is my first post here and any help would be excellent. Here's the deal:

I recently bought a 30 lb. thrust Minn Kota Endura for a little pond boat I purchased for fishing small rivers and some of the ponds around here. Of course when I opened the box I found the little tag recommending that I buy a 60 amp circuit breaker to use with this motor. Since the command came in writing I bought this $40 piece of equipment and only then realized that a 60 amp breaker and 6 gauge wire for a 30 pound thrust motor might just be major overkill.

What do you think? Is that too much? I know it's what Minn Kota recommends but what they recommend and what will actually work may very well be two different things.

If you do think that's too much would you recommend the correct size circuit breaker and size of wire for a 30 pound thrust trolling motor?

Thanks guys.

[_tyler_wright_]

6 guage isn't overkill it just makes sure your getting the best power from your battery to your trolling motor. The fuse isn'te overkill either. It just makes sure you don't get over 60 amps to your trolling motor which could cause damage. But you could just go get some 10 or 12 guage wire and do the same thing. You could get a smaller fuse but it would be more proned to blow.

[moloch16]

I bought a 55lb thrust motor and it said the same thing (get a 60 amp circuit breaker).  I researched this in the past and the general consensus was to get 1 amp of protection for every pound of thrust.  So in your case a 30 amp breaker (or fuse) would probably been ok, but what you bought will work fine too.  If you decide to upgrade you'll already have what you need.

BTW, you can never go wrong following the manufacturer's recommendations.  

[JohniusMaximus]

Thank you both.  It's much appreciated.  

[_tyler_wright_]

No problem man. Keep the questions coming! lol