Today I was fishing like usual in my 8' pond prowler (yacht) when I looked down to see my wiring smoking.
This is what I have.
8' prowler wired to put battery in back and troller in front. It has an adapter plug to plug in the motor up front and the marine wire nuts were near flames. Limped back to the truck on low so it didn't start on fire. I've been fishing this setup for 3 years.
I have a Minn Kota Endura C2 55 lb thrust, a Bass Pro XPS power series AGM deep cycle 140 battery. The plug receptor up front says Max 30 amp draw.
The wires say 10 AWG Marine SAE J378C 105C J1128 GPT 60 volt maximum. There is a squeeze on yellow dealio 12-10.
Since the boat is 8' long that is how long the wiring is. The wire nuts were nearly in flames.
I looked at the manual for 55 lb thrust and it says;
Max Amp Draw 50, Circuit Breaker 60 Amp@12 VDC, Wire Extension 10 ' 6 AWG.
I bought this whole setup at one time from Bass Pro from one of the people that work there.
Pics attached and please let me know what's wrong.
Thanks, Pete