Hobie battery box build

I've been threatening to do this for a while now, but didn't since my old method was still getting the job done. Then my old method was destroyed on my most expen$ive botched surf landing to date, so my new battery box is born. Took one shallow Hobie tackle tray, and cut the dividers with a razor blade to the shape of my battery. Attached the socket side from a waterproof 2 pole connector I picked up for $9 at a local marine shop. Reused my fuse holder from the old smashed box. Attached enough wire to reach from my stern hatch to my bow hatch to the plug side of the 2 pole connector. Now I just have to feed it through the boat and attach to my hummingbird power cable.

That's mighty fine work. You can also put some extra fuses in there too. Nice.

Fred "True" Trujillo

Just did a similar thing for a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI on my TI with a Hobie Deep bucket. My favorite part was mounting the DSI transducer permanently on the rudder and running the cables thru the hull. Not sure if it would work on a twist-n-stow rudder but it sure is a clean and simple install. I didn't seal the bucket or hull, just jammed a little chunk of pool noodle in the wire holes 'cause I figure if I flip the TI a little water on battery cables will be the least of my problems, plus it's pretty well sealed inside the hull. What I like is the only thing I need to remove is the ff unit itself, which has a quick release. Battery, transducer and cables stay in place, simple & quick setup and go.