I just bought a used 16' bass boat with a MotorGuide Three 727 trolling motor with 24lb thrust. The motor is 12 volt and was made back in about 1985.
When I put the motor in the water, it will run at full speed for about 5 sec and then shut completely off. I have to wait about a minute or so before it will respond again. The person who sold me the boat hard wired the motor directly to the trolling battery. I mention this only because a coworker has a later model MotorGuide and said that his has a connector plug that connects to a port at the front of the boat.
The trolling battery has a full charge ( I checked it and connected it to a charger to make sure that it was full). I suspect that somehow the motor is pulling too many amps or something and that the motor is shutting off as a safety measure to prevent damage.
Any ideas would be appreciated (other than "buy a new trolling motor").
2007-08-08 17:02:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Sound like the Motor has water in it an is binding up over load NOT good.Have had a few they don't last forever??? Might be in the control cost more to fix than worth since it's a 1985???
2007-08-09 03:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry--way too much thought for a little motor---could be a bearing heats up and the motor is overheating and shutting down--just buy a new one and avoid the down time--cuts into fishing time--not a good thing
2007-08-09 09:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by fire_inur_eyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check and see if there's brushes you can replace on it. or your winding in the motor could be heating up and shorting out.
2007-08-08 17:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by kirk 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋