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The 18.8-Amperes sounds about right. A load of about 200 watts is the high end of what I run the trolling motor. I usually cruise around between 85 and 120-Watts or 7 to 10-Amperes. My next project is to clean up [the electrical power distribution] by connecting the positive battery terminal to the ...

Thanks for the response. The circuit breakers are marine-rated with manual resets, and are the small, two-post style I've used in cars. They're held on to the top of the batteries with industrial-strength Velcro. There is no gasoline on board. Each battery is in a separate battery box and is an inde...

I'm powering a small boat with a trolling motor that is powered two small 12-volt AGM batteries. I have used Attwood automotive-style circuit breakers. I'm using two plain-old 90-degree corner-braces to connect the vertical battery terminals to the circuit breakers that rest on top of the batteries....