Battery install on Hobie

Recently I have overhauled my power supply for the outback(s). I’ve bounced around from different rigging to different rigging. I “think” I’ve finally found a solution that I like.

I’ve settled on using nocqua batteries, along with the accessories they sell such as their fuse holder as well as their voltage regulator. These are all things that I could have wired up, but it was just so easy to order that I went with their products.

So armed with a nocqua battery, fuse holder, and voltage regulator I had to figure out how to hold them all in my kayak.

Battery box: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007JQJE5U?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Then I used a PG7 sized waterproof cable gland to route the wires through the box.

To secure the box Hobie will gladly sell you a battery mount for the sail mount. So will other manufacturers. Instead I went with a 1 inch U shaped strap clamp for a little over a buck. 2 holes, screws and nuts and the whole thing was secure.

So now I have a secure and waterproof battery box that is in the front hatch (hatch liner still fits) that holds my lightweight battery, voltage regulator, and fuse.

Hopefully this can give others ideas for mounting batteries.

Sweet looking setup.  Been thinking of how I should mount my Nocqua battery in the hatch area rather than letting it slide around.  Thanks for the R&D. 

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I love my Nocqua battery. They aren’t cheap. Not sure which one you got, but mine is rubber coated and waterproof. It has the fuse like you mentioned and connects to my FF.
It’s strapped with velcro inside the hull,
right below the back of the seat, out of the way.

Do I need to put in in a box? It’s been like that for 3 years and is working fine. I don’t even wash the inside and sometimes get salt crystal buildup on the fabric case of the battery, but it doesn’t affect the battery it seems. I wash it sometimes.

Thanks for sharing 3$J.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I love my Nocqua battery. They aren’t cheap. Not sure which one you got, but mine is rubber coated and waterproof. It has the fuse like you mentioned and connects to my FF.
It’s strapped with velcro inside the hull,
right below the back of the seat, out of the way.

Do I need to put in in a box? It’s been like that for 3 years and is working fine. I don’t even wash the inside and sometimes get salt crystal buildup on the fabric case of the battery, but it doesn’t affect the battery it seems. I wash it sometimes.

As far as I understand it the battery is “water resistant” not “water proof”. Here’s a quote from the website…..
 “The battery is silicone sealed for water resistance and durability, with a water-tight connection port.”

So it’s probably ok to not be in a waterproof case inside the hull if it is only getting damp on occasion. Part of the reason I mounted it how and where I did was for easy battery swaps on multi day fishing trips. All the connections are inside the box so I can just unplug the battery easily for charging or swapping. Also piece of mind is nice.

that is a nice setup.  Maybe I'll update mine (shared my install on this site about a year ago?)
I used a 3D printed case that holds the battery from moving around and also keeps it upright and off the bottom - so it stays dry.

curious, what drove you to add the fuse holder and voltage regulator.
my install only power the fish finder, and the FF has an inline fuse (I replaced with auto style spade).

Thanks,
Brian.

that is a nice setup.  Maybe I'll update mine (shared my install on this site about a year ago?)
I used a 3D printed case that holds the battery from moving around and also keeps it upright and off the bottom - so it stays dry.

curious, what drove you to add the fuse holder and voltage regulator.
my install only power the fish finder, and the FF has an inline fuse (I replaced with auto style spade).

Thanks,
Brian.

Some where on here recently was a discussion about nocqua batteries and some fishfinders not playing nice with them (it was a lowrance in that case). As in giving incorrect voltage readings or no voltage readings which would cause the FF to show a warning or error message. So the regulator will keep a steady 12v supply to the ff even when the battery is drawn down. Theoretically all the way down to 8v, but I’ve only run mine down to a bit under 11v. It starts giving me a warning at 11.5 or so.

Hopefully this will let 1 battery work for an extended multi day trip.

Some fishfinder are more sensitive to voltage than others, so in a way this was also future proofing my install.