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Old 01-08-2014, 01:51 PM
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I saw this on another site! sh*t. What could cause this to happen? Tm caught on fire.

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Old 01-08-2014, 02:24 PM
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Constant figure 8's set the steering motor on fire
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Old 01-08-2014, 03:26 PM
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Looks like that thing is mounted on the back of a boat??
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Old 01-08-2014, 04:19 PM
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Looks like that thing is mounted on the back of a boat??
That's the front.
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shorted out power supply...somethin inside came loose from rough water.


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THAT is why you use a good breaker/fuse on your trolling motor.
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Old 01-24-2014, 01:28 AM
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I saw this on another site! sh*t. What could cause this to happen? Tm caught on fire.

sent from my Galaxy NOTE II
A "not so snug" wing nut on negative terminal of my cranking battery caused the insulation on the wire going to lower unit to catch fire once.

Its a good idea to check battery connections after a couple of trips.
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