Trolling Motor

[pricecb]

I have a Minn Kota Riptide 80 pound thrust 24volt.
It keeps on stopping when on high speed but only when it is in the water. Never on at the house when I am in a place that I can test everything.
After changing all the connections putting and a new breaker. It still does the same thing.
I have put a voltage meter to the batteries, and all the way to the motor while it was turned on and off. It never loses 24 volts.

[MathGeek]

If you're running it out of the water at the house, it may be failing under load. Try a garbage can full of water so the motor is loaded when running.

[pricecb]

Its definatly failing under the load. Any ideas if there is something that I can fix or solve. Or do I need to bring it to a Minn Kota repair.

[weedeater]

Charge batteries then take them to auto store and have them load tested

[pricecb]

Good idea. thanks I will try that next. It has been a real pain with all the wind we have been having lately.

[Moody]

sounds like a bad circuit breaker

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by pricecb

I have a Minn Kota Riptide 80 pound thrust 24volt.
It keeps on stopping when on high speed but only when it is in the water. Never on at the house when I am in a place that I can test everything.
After changing all the connections putting and a new breaker. It still does the same thing.
I have put a voltage meter to the batteries, and all the way to the motor while it was turned on and off. It never loses 24 volts.

What size amp rating is the new breaker? I am not sure what size it should be but maybe you need a higher rated circuit breaker.

When you said that it stops, does it start going again after 10 or 15 seconds? If so, have you tried to run the trolling motor on say 50 or 60 % to see if it keeps running without triping? My trolling motor [12 volt] circuit breaker was doing this and a new CB fixed the problem.

[pricecb]

Well I am not sure exactly what the problem was but it is fixed. Batteries were fine. So I changed all of the connections and cb. Ran it and it stopped cutting out.

[weedeater]

Sounds like bad contact, may have fixed it when you disconnected and connected

[FF_T_Warren]

idk but our riptide does the same thing some times. we fixed it last year and when I took it out last week it broke again. really getting fed up with that thing. nothing more aggravating than dropping $150+ on a fishing trip only to get on the water and realize the trolling motor is busted. Really sucks.

[LPfishnTIM]

Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren

idk but our riptide does the same thing some times. we fixed it last year and when I took it out last week it broke again. really getting fed up with that thing. nothing more aggravating than dropping $150+ on a fishing trip only to get on the water and realize the trolling motor is busted. Really sucks.

yep, it sucks having to anchor at every point to try to catch fish! when you can use a tm and be mobile!

[fishaholic82]

I had the same problem with mine and it turned out to be my circuit breaker was to small. After switching from a 50 amp to the 60 amp that Minn Kota recomends I haven't had the problem since.

[Frank Buck]

Funny you guys are talking about this....Minn Kota riptide 70lb thrust, 24V motor....Just rebuilt from the prop up....everything except the speed switch and top housing...bearings, seals, armature, field, seals...everything!....one trip to Lake Verret...no problem...working great....Last saturday went to the islands...ran on high for about 30 seconds and just quit...welded the male plug to the female plug...Ok, no worries...eliminated and went direct....no circuit breaker trip at all...FRIED....I am going back in to the lower unit this afternoon...If I see what I suspect...It's done! I will swap to a motorguide saltwater and be done with this POS....This has been THE MOST troublesome trolling motor I have ever owned, PERIOD....I loved it when we first bought the boat and did good for first 1.5 years....after that...one problem after another....I'm fed up with it... Getting parts and working on the unit is simple as it gets, and for that, I applaude minn kota, but its all the time...I'm livid over this trolling motor...