Going to be upgrading both the electronics and trolling motor on my 2017 PT 175 TXW. Will be upgrading from 12v to 24v on the TM. I've received recommendations to add a new inline breaker for the TM and am thinking about adding a new direct feed to a secondary Blue Sea fuse block. Have a few questions I'd like to get answered that would help with this upgrade:
- Any idea where the existing factory TM fuse is located?
- Planning on removing batteries and battery try shelf to gain better access. Is this the right move?
- Do I really need to run a new lead for the new fuse block, or can I jumper off of the existing?
- Would like to gain access to area behind front seats to make it easier to run new lead (if needed). How do you remove the board that the seat backs are attached to? I see 2 screws near the top behind the center jump seat back and 2 more (1 each) on each side of the 2 front seats. Are those the only 4 I need to remove to gain access to that area?
- Anyone ever drill out the rivets on either rear tackle boxes (each side of livewell) to assist w/ access?
Any other suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated.