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thats not my code that;s @jonthompson who has the git hub site his code is a lot more complex than mine so i've never installed it. 

whats the actual cost of the 4x10 sheet and does it come in 5x10?

yeah could be that. i'm not really sure.  what your issue is other than hardware at this point. you can read the GPS @jonthompson maybe able to help better than I. 

how did the retest go @Antoine ?  I assume it worked? 

Wait NVM it's in the wrong spot should be on inputs 2/3 not tx rx.  See the pin out above in op for where txd and rxd go. Should solve your problem

That should mean it's working it does take it a bit to acquire the GPS signal. I turn mine on as soon as I start my boat and then leave it on. 

Make sure the 9v black and yellow are on Vin and ground. 

You can change the lower speed to -1 in the logic and it will work in your driveway for testing. 

i've got the same hull and you can see pics of my install as well.  i dont have spray and the wave is really good with 900 in each rear and 600 in the belly and 250-300 in the nose. 

10 is fine you dont need 80 ft you only need to go from the battery to the rear with 10awg 

i'd do at least 20amp i'm running 30.  both actuators do run at the same time at the beginning. 

anything up to 50 amp - 30amp is plenty for the motors.  i ran 10awg for mine.  fuses protect the wire so it doesnt catch on fire.  and 8awg is max 50amp 10awg is max 30amp

no it really doesnt its just to power the circuits on the board.  the only wire size that truly matters is the power to the motors - you can run 16awg to the relays from the MCB

yes i have all 3 control boards under the dash in a single enclosure and the relays near the motors. 

yep you also need to power the motor board with 5V as well i believe other than that you have a good schematic. 

I guess i need you to be more specific as to what you dont understand from this Black and yellow are tied together to battery ground - the White goes to the motor control board output, and the red goes to the proper wire for the lenco.  only one lenco wire per relay per the table below.  Out1 would go to Relay1 for sake of simplicity and then that would wire to the white wire on your starboard mounted actuator.  Out2 would go to relay 2 and the black wire of the starboard mounted actuator.  

It's a bit off the relay pin out is listed above both grounds on the relay connect to battery ground. Only one wire from the actuator connects to one wire on each relay. The relay output. I'm on my phone and can get you a more detailed answer tomorrow. 

Your wire gauge assumptions work. 9vdc power supply connects to 12vdc from battery then Vin and ground on the Arduino. There are many grounds that need to be connected. They are all the same

same hull as mine i like raising the platform i may do that. i should have gotten mine farther back from the edge but you're look good nice work man. 

@jonthompson is much more skilled than I. Mine works but I'll likely build his this winter for next summer. 

interested to see your final build with the nano its screw shield is much better i'll likely upgrade to your system in the offseason 

what rotary encoder are you using? 

kicker doesnt make an 8" HLCD do they?  Exile and WS are the only two right? 

the logic in the post has been updated i have no manual mode - you'll need to use an L298n Motor controller board with interposing 12vdc relays i've included links above.  I really think this is it guys but its only been on one minor lake test just driving it to my life after dropping it in.  Planning to go out tonight to ride and see if we have any issues.  

My next step will be to add control for the ability to adjust deploy times.  if anyone has any ideas on this i'm all ears.  havent research but was hoping to get some type of knob with LCD display that shows in seconds. 

Pretty sure I've got this figured out. Old motor control board was the problem. Usung and L298n now with 4 marine relays. Went on a short lake test this evening and all is well I'll post updated info to install the setup I have now as well as new code in the next few days after I test it a few more times. Also the spray problem I was having was fixed by trimming my gates. 

not setup to be fine tuned still working the kinks out - i think the motor driver board i was using will need to be replaced with a smaller board.  i currently do not have any external inputs to change the time delay used for deploying the gates to shape the wave differently its a 100% deploy 100% retract.  since the system runs off of a timer you could fine tune it to your boats needs by changing the deploy times. - i may tackle this once its working well - still have not had this work properly and be trouble free so i'm just focusing on that right now.