Trolling motor installation on Long Island — supplied, wired, and sea-trialed by one crew.
A modern trolling motor is the closest thing to a fishing superpower: silent approach, GPS anchor lock on a wreck or a flat, and hands-free boat control from your chartplotter screen.
Long Island Marine Electronics supplies and installs Garmin Force and Minn Kota trolling motors on boats across Nassau and Suffolk County. We handle the whole job — motor, mount, batteries, wiring, breaker, and chartplotter connection — and we come to your boat to do it. NMEA certified, 5-star rated, and when you call, you talk to the person doing the work.
What We Install
Trolling motors we supply and install.
We install motors we supply — motor, rigging, and labor covered by one shop, so if anything ever acts up you make one call. These are the two lines we stand behind for Long Island saltwater.
The quietest, most powerful motor Garmin makes — and the natural pick if you already run a Garmin chartplotter. Anchor lock, heading hold, and gesture steering, all tied into the screen at your helm.
The saltwater workhorse. Riptide Terrova with Spot-Lock is the anchor-replacement standard on bay boats and center consoles from Freeport to Montauk. Proven, repairable, and built for the salt.
It comes down to your electronics, your boat, and how you fish. Tell us what you run at the helm and where you fish, and we will spec the right motor, shaft length, and battery bank for it.
The Install Matters
A saltwater install done right the first time.
A trolling motor on a Great South Bay boat lives a hard life — salt spray, chop, and a bow mount that takes a pounding every trip. The difference between a motor that lasts ten seasons and one that fails in two is almost always the installation, not the motor.
Every install gets marine-grade tinned wire sized for the run, sealed heat-shrink connections, a proper circuit breaker, backing plates where the deck needs them, and mounting hardware that won't weep rust down your gelcoat by August. That's the ABYC-standard work we put our name on.
Power Done Properly
Batteries, wiring, and charging — the part you don't see.
A 24V or 36V trolling motor needs its own dedicated battery bank, correctly sized wire, and a breaker — undersize any of it and you get voltage drop, dead batteries at 2pm, and a motor that never performs like it should.
We build the whole DC power side: battery selection and placement, secured boxes, the wiring run from stern to bow, breaker at the batteries, and a charging setup so you plug in at the dock and start every morning full. Want to go further? We also install marine lithium batteries that cut the weight of a 36V bank roughly in half.
Connected to Your Helm
Anchor lock and boat control from your chartplotter.
This is why you buy one of these motors. Punch a button and the boat holds position over a wreck while you fish — no anchor, no scope, no drama. Follow a contour line along the beach. Hold heading in the wind while you rig a bait.
Garmin Force ties directly into your Garmin chartplotter. We handle the network connection, software updates, calibration, and on-water testing so it all just works. Running an older screen? This is a great time to pair the motor with a chartplotter upgrade and get the full one-screen setup.
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How It Works
From phone call to sea trial.
Tell us your boat, your electronics, and how you fish. We spec the motor, shaft length, battery bank, and wiring plan, and give you time and labor costs up front — the fair-pricing way we do every job.
We come to your boat at the dock or yard. Mount, backing, battery bank, wiring run, breaker, charging, and the network connection to your chartplotter — one crew, typically one day.
We don’t hand you a manual and leave. We calibrate the motor, test anchor lock and steering on the water, and walk you through it until you’re comfortable running it. 60-day warranty on our labor.
Equipment We Install
Trolling motors we install on Long Island boats.
Already Have One?
Trolling motor repair and troubleshooting.
Motor won't deploy, loses GPS lock, trips the breaker, or the chartplotter stopped talking to it? Most trolling motor problems on saltwater boats trace back to power and connections, and that's exactly the work we do all day.
We diagnose before we replace — voltage drop testing, connection inspection, network checks — and tell you straight whether it’s a simple fix or time to talk about a new motor. See our boat electronics repair service for how we work.
ABYC Electrical Standards
Empire Wind NETP Approved Vendor
5-Star Google Rating
Fully Insured
60-Day Labor Warranty
We Come to Your Boat
What Boat Owners Say
5-star rated across Long Island.
"When you call, you talk to the person actually doing the work. He spec’d the whole job over the phone, showed up when he said, and everything works exactly like he promised."
"The wiring is cleaner than the factory rigging. Everything labeled, everything sealed, and he walked me through the whole setup before he left the dock."
"Diagnosed in twenty minutes what another shop couldn’t find in two visits. Fair on price, honest about what I didn’t need. This is the guy you want touching your boat."
Questions
Trolling motor installation FAQ.
Can you install a trolling motor I already bought?We install trolling motors that we supply. That way the motor, the wiring, and the install are all covered under one roof — if anything acts up, you make one phone call and it gets handled. We price the motor competitively and stand behind the whole job.
We install trolling motors that we supply. That way the motor, the wiring, and the install are all covered under one roof — if anything acts up, you make one phone call and it gets handled. We price the motor competitively and stand behind the whole job.
Will a trolling motor work on my saltwater boat?
Yes. The Garmin Force Kraken and Minn Kota Riptide models we install are built for saltwater. The install matters as much as the motor — sealed connections, marine-grade wiring, and hardware that stands up to the bay are what keep it working season after season.
Does a trolling motor need its own batteries?
In most cases yes. A 24V or 36V motor runs off its own dedicated battery bank with proper wiring and a circuit breaker. We handle the batteries, the wiring run, and the charging setup as part of the install — all on the DC side of your boat.
Can the trolling motor connect to my chartplotter?
Yes — this is where these motors earn their keep. Anchor lock, heading hold, and route following controlled right from the screen. Garmin Force pairs with Garmin chartplotters, and we set up and test the whole connection before we call the job done.
How much does trolling motor installation cost on Long Island?
Every boat is different, so we bill time and materials and give you time and labor costs up front before work starts. The motor, batteries, wiring, and rigging are itemized so you know what you’re getting. Call 516-448-6221 for a real number for your boat.
Do you come to my marina?
Yes. We’re a mobile service — we come to your boat at the dock, marina, or yard anywhere on Long Island, Nassau or Suffolk County.
Let's Get You Fishing
Ready for anchor-free fishing?
One call gets you a straight answer on the right motor for your boat, what the batteries and wiring involve, and time and labor costs up front. We come to your boat, anywhere on Long Island.