what type of electric outlets at stern ?

snapper4 · 03-24-2008, 11:34 AM

looking to put a pair of outlets at the stern of the boat to be used for electric reels ( for deep drop fishing), and possibly for electric downriggers...

is there a universal type of outlet or is there a specific one i need to ask the installer to put in?

i told him i was going to use these for electric reels and he asked for the model #... but there's several different types of electric reels ( e.g., electramate, daiwa, krystal) and i'm not sure which one i'm going with yet.. i was just hoping there was a universal outlet like a marinco outlet or something

baitkiller · 03-24-2008, 02:38 PM

Your on the right track. The marinco 15 amp outlets are commonly used.

tobnpr · 03-24-2008, 03:55 PM

My downrigger (Scotty) came with the female plug end that gets wired to 12v- suspect electric reels are the same.

Towboat Ed · 03-24-2008, 04:22 PM

If you go to www.precisionautoreels,com and click on wiring accessories , they sell the Hubbell 15 amp plugs that we use on the headboat I work on. I think the Marinco products are easier to find , but cant comment on the quality , as I have never used them.

warthog5 · 03-25-2008, 01:47 AM

I have fished on a boat that has had all 3. [electramate, daiwa, krystal]

By far my Daiwa 1000 is the Cats A$$ compared to the others. That's not just me saying that. It's the othere gys.

But I don't plug mine into the boat as I have it totally self contained. No I don't use the $400 8ah battery pack that Daiwa sells. To big and to bulky.

I do have a custom 8ah battery that straps right to the rod. No cables to get wound up in and I can take it on any boat.

Mine is the Proto type. I can run the reel for 2 days fishing on one charge.

Contact me if you would be interested in one of these battery setups. The connector and wiring is 10ga wire with a 2pin flat plug.

This setup still weighs less than a Electramate. The Daiwa 1000 will dead lift 25lbs. 30lbs will pop the internal CB.

I know that doesn't seem like much at first, but this is off the side of the boat on the ground. Not in the water where buoyancy comes into effect.