Why oh why

[easy45]

Everytimei take my wife fishing something goes wrong with my boat, 30 minutes after getting to Pickwick my trolling motor quit, no warning , just quit, I need a strong drink

 

[SilverFox]

If it has a breaker at the battery check it first. Mine quit earlier this year... Pushed the little button back in and was back in business.

 

[easy45]

Thanks ill check that

 

[Bigmonts]

Man I hate to say it.... but it sounds like you don't need to carry her fishing any more.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Some older boats have an inline fuse that may have popped, as well.

 

[easy45]

Mine is a 2008, and I checked the fuses

 

[Crosshairy]

We've had that same luck with my dad's boat. Last year, my brother and I had it quit on us below Pickwick Dam, which made for a challenging day of fishing. 2 years ago, the trolling motor blew fuses all the time. Fixed that by getting some fishing line unwrapped from the shaft and converting to a circuit breaker.

Then the plug went bad to the point where you had to hold it in by hand.

Then this year some of the speed selections stopped working. That got fixed, but then one of the steering cables came loose 2 weeks ago.

When it rains it pours!

 

[Diehard Hunter]

Check your connections in the foot pedal and in the head of the trolling motor. Mine had corroded a little and mine just quit. Cleaned them and I was back on business.

 

[Hangnail]

Tell your wife she's bad luck. Then duck.

 

[easy45]

Tell your wife she's bad luck. Then duck.

She has already admitted that

 

[Football Hunter]

Tell your wife she's bad luck. Then duck.

 

[RUGER]

I feel ya man.
Replaced the plugs in the big motor and that fixed that.
Got to Garrett and the trolling motor quit.
Figured it out, it is a short or loose wire in the power cord.
Ain't fixed it yet but I know what's wrong.