I feel your pain Adamsfence. I bought a 80# Riptide SF after Christmas and finally got to use it on Tuesday. It maxes out at about 70% throttle and doesn't pull the boat any better than the 55# that was on it. I called MinnKota and was rudely told that no matter how big of a trolling motor I put on the boat, I will not get anymore speed ( I guess a 25hp on a 12 foot flat will run as fast as a 25hp on a 24 foot bay boat according to this guy's math). I finally interrupted the guy and told him it will not go to max power. He said the speed controller in the head was probably bad. I called a guy in Many and he laughed and said he wasn't surprised that it was broken out of the box. I wish it wasn't brand new because I would deep six it and buy an old 74# MotorGuide like the guy had on his boat doing circles around me.
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