Wiring a Garmin fish finder to a battery source on your kayak (and fixing the fuse)

This is something I was clueless about when I purchased my first kayak but knew that it was something I really wanted to have. So, like many of you, I'm fairly sure, I browsed the UA-cams endlessly in search of understanding how to do it and with the help of many various videos eventually figured it out. Every fish finder unit is a little different and may have different-looking cables but the concept is the same. In this video, I try and convey this concept and show you how I fixed the wires connected to the fuse that corroded off their connections.
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[@PeterRanieriII]

Hey everyone, been busy lately so haven't gotten out in a while, here's a kayak related video I did a couple months ago when my fish finder wasn't working and I found out the wires at the fuse were corroded through

[@glennjohnston7115]

Just helped me do an install, in June, 2024. Didn’t see in the instructions, what the wires were. Thanks!!

[@dngendron]

Got the kayak and even took it out fishing yesterday in the rain 🤪. Today I set up the fish finder and glued the Berley Pro keel Guard down. Was supposed to see they recommended marine goop I was originally going to use epoxy. Following your videos gave me ideas on how I wanted to set things up and let me know of products like the keel guard. Can’t wait to put her in the sound soon. 🤟🏼

[@TheMichiganFisherman]

Mine broke the same way yours did and for the life of me I couldn’t open that clip.

[@FishinAccomplished]

Thanks for making this video Peter, it's very informative, and I'm sure it will be very helpful to many an aspiring kayak fisherman! I'm really not good with electronics, so this is a nice frame of reference of what needs to be done to properly set up a fish finder! Truth be told, I did a pretty janky job setting up my fish finder, and at some point, I will likely have go back in to make the connection a bit more secure! Hope you're able to get back on the water again soon!

[@thekayakfishingfreak]

Old video but found it helpful. Had the same issue with the same FishFinder. Needless to say this helped me out and my FishFinder is back up and running. Thanks for sharing, im ready to get back out on the water now. 😂😂 🍻

[@LI-FLKayakFisherman]

Hi Pete, I used the $5 HF ammo box and $33 Lithium 6aH battery for my Garmin setup. Battery holds the charge forever and is very lightweight. Added a cheap SAE connector to the side of the box for charging.

[@shahangler1572]

Thanks for sharing, its good information this video

[@dngendron]

I made a box out of a Plano waterproof box with through hull fittings and am using a Milwaukee tools 8ah 18v battery and 12v adapter for power. I’ll always have a fresh battery.

[@caseyhartsough4979]

I had the same issue this video saved me for a fishing tournament I had the new part wouldn’t come in until the day after tournament Thanks Bro

[@fishin48]

What do you use to charge your battery?

[@mexicanwatsup4490]

Question what type or terminal and size did you use

[@dngendron]

Supposed to get my Compass tomorrow 😬

[@bryanreed8408]

What’s are those other 2 wires fot

[@chrisweber4381]

Ditch the crappy fuse and get a auto inline fuse holder... you would have been done with this a week ago

[@FirearmNation]

Those two random cables are to connecting the unit to another garmin unit. So, totally useless

[@edwardegnor9641]

Lol solder it

[@gabescoffield]

didnt work whatsoever