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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 6963048" data-attributes="member: 576029">monitor the system voltage with a volt meter at all times.you are correct that the amp kit you have is not true 1/0, that is common with cheap amp kits.&nbsp; power and ground should be equal in size, no exceptions.&nbsp;&nbsp; but true 4 awg would be sufficient for your system.&nbsp; any more than 80A of draw and you need a battery bank and shore power to recharge them after each use.how many batteries do you have and are they new?&nbsp; what size motor?&nbsp; what kind of boat?i&#039;ve done several boat installs, they are all a unique challenge, but can provide very good results.&nbsp; i try to install solar panels to keep the batteries fully charged if the boat can sit in the sun.&nbsp; that way the owner can be assured of a full charge when they get on the boat since (as mentioned) boat alts are sometimes very small.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 6963048, member: 576029"] monitor the system voltage with a volt meter at all times. you are correct that the amp kit you have is not true 1/0, that is common with cheap amp kits. power and ground should be equal in size, no exceptions. but true 4 awg would be sufficient for your system. any more than 80A of draw and you need a battery bank and shore power to recharge them after each use. how many batteries do you have and are they new? what size motor? what kind of boat? i've done several boat installs, they are all a unique challenge, but can provide very good results. i try to install solar panels to keep the batteries fully charged if the boat can sit in the sun. that way the owner can be assured of a full charge when they get on the boat since (as mentioned) boat alts are sometimes very small. [/QUOTE]

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