Re: Battery cable gauge

[wiscoboater]

Thank you Jeff Register,
I should be more clear with the boat and my layout. Due to space limitations and weight distribution/balance of the boat the battery must go in the front under the bow. The cables I was asking about would then run to the back of the boat and into the motor hood. To route them along the side up under the gunnel so they are hidden is why I end up with 11′ cables. The motor has no charging system, so the battery will need to be charged manualy from time to time. The battery it’s self is a lawn tractor battery with 300 cold cranking amps. A second set of 8 gauge cables will also come off the battery and travel the 2 feet to the bus bar and fuse block behind the dash to power LED nav lights, electric choke and the fuel gauge. I have 2 small LED lights mounted in the front and rear as well to provide lighting for the motor area and under dash area if I should at some time need to fix something in the dark out on the lake.
I bought and ran the cables yesterday. I used the Marine Cable from my local boating supply house. 6 to the motor and 8 to the accessories. The boat is a little wood race boat design, but it will just be used by my Son and myself to blast around the lake in. No competition use.

Jeff