Pork just a thought, (oldtimers) I can't remember if you said  the prop/shaft spins freely by hand,  have you pulled the prop off and checked for fishing string around the shaft??   Also the condition of the motor brushes? Just brain storming with what brain activity remains these days.

BT. There was a bunch of line on it, which I thought was going to be an easy fix. Got it off and nothing. Took the motor out of the casing and ran a few internet tests on it that it passed, including power directly to it. What a pain to get that thing set back in with the spring loaded contacts and magnets... It looked like it was staying dry inside with no signs of rust. Hoping it stays that way. Not sure how water doesn’t make it in. I greased it up so hopefully makes a seal at the bushing.

Pork I do not envy you, having to disassemble and reassemble a trolling motor.

I do however, congratulate you for challenging a trolling motor, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the true fisher. Its annual mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new electronics and stupid fish. To boldly go where no angler has gone before! 🙉


I got my fingers crossed for ya the new circuit board fixes the problem.

BeenThereDoneThat.
Pork I do not envy you, having to disassemble and reassemble a trolling motor.

I do however, congratulate you for challenging a trolling motor, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the true fisher. Its annual mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new electronics and stupid fish. To boldly go where no angler has gone before! 🙉


I got my fingers crossed for ya the new circuit board fixes the problem.

Is that a fancy way of calling me cheap?  
 
Ha, ha.  Thank you for the encouraging words though.  Should know by the weekend.  I have a laundry list of items that I need to pick up at the hardware store for it too.

Porktown

BeenThereDoneThat.
Pork I do not envy you, having to disassemble and reassemble a trolling motor.

I do however, congratulate you for challenging a trolling motor, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the true fisher. Its annual mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new electronics and stupid fish. To boldly go where no angler has gone before! 🙉


I got my fingers crossed for ya the new circuit board fixes the problem.

Is that a fancy way of calling me cheap?  
 
Ha, ha.  Thank you for the encouraging words though.  Should know by the weekend.  I have a laundry list of items that I need to pick up at the hardware store for it too.

Good gosh no, not calling you cheap. Brave is more like it.


I'm cheap.... hell before I'd even replace parts I wudda "back yard mechaniced" the thing and just reversed polarity at the battery and quickly pressed the control pedal.😳

BTDT is correct, you are brave attempting the trolling motor repair thing. Back in the day when I worked at two different boat dealerships, each started by servicing trolling motors, but each also stopped rather quickly because even for seasoned boat mechanics, sometimes what was wrong with a trolling motor became an unsolvable mystery that in the end took longer to diagnose and repair than could be fairly charged to the customer. And this was in the days before too many boards were involved.

Best of luck!

Thanks.  I was just joking, I didn't take your message that way at all.  Although, I am cheap!  That said, right now, spending over $600 on a luxury item with how uncertain things are, is just irresponsible for a family guy like me.  I just saw my 401K report yesterday, losing another $600 is basically nothing in comparison, but would be a good bit of food on the table if things really collapse.  
 
Like most things now days, the internet how to videos and articles are the only reason that I even attempt this, yet able to fix most things.  13 years ago when I first got the boat and this same trolling motor didn't run, I looked for obvious lose connections.  Beyond that, I had no clue of what to look for.  Youtube wasn't nearly as informative back then.  Now there are multiple videos explaining just about anything you want to fix.  I've fixed washers, dryers, dishwasher, lawn mowers, weed whacker and multiple other things that I would have likely had to get done professionally.  My dad was an electrician, and would set up jobs for my brother and I to help him and pass along some skills.  I have confidence in most house electrical, but I still usually verify any plan of action on Youtube prior.  He was always fixing stuff, working on a car just about every weekend and always helping, so I learned a lot from him (and some good words when things didn't go as planned, which my kids are now learning...).  You guys may even hear some of those words from 100+ miles away, if that new control board doesn't work!!!  

Haa ha... I knowed you was joshing all along.

Small world, I bet I learned the same words you did as my dad came home from work, only to work on a car, washing machine, etc. Even gooder, dad was a member of IBEW out of Butler.

I too learned a great deal while hinderrrr.... helping my dad. Problem being yesterdays technology is obsolete today. Heck, a relay in your trolling motor would have been the size of the trolling motor.... back in those days. 🤔Well OK, half the size.

I don't know how guys like emitch deal with working on cars today. Hell I couldn't find a voltage regulator if I had to and when did they start putting a coil on every sparkplug???

As for the internet, I'm sure I've saved the cost of wifi for the year, in researching & repairing things around the house.

Heck.... I research any major purchases for days before I buy. Not looking for reviews mind you but available "how to repair" videos🤗

I agree with any major purchases right now but you might have fun, cutting pictures of trolling motors from your fishing catalogs and taping them around the house. The country will be back in full swing by Christmas.

Me, I'd never buy another electronically controlled trolling motor. I'll take the manual steering bow mount from now on.

Speaking of me, I need to figure out why me ain't out fishin?

BeenThereDoneThat.

Me, I'd never buy another electronically controlled trolling motor. I'll take the manual steering bow mount from now on.

Definitely what my next will be if I don't fix this one.  Most of the time, I have the foot controller in my hands...
 

I'm tryin' to get my boat ready for the walleye opener, which is Saturday. Unfortunately, I got called back to work on Monday, then they changed the schedule again, so I had yesterday off, but now have to work up thru and including Saturday, then have Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off. I'm installing a timer on the livewell. Had to use a 2 1/4" holesaw to get up through an aluminum panel, then a 1 1/16" hole through the upper part of the livewell for the spray head. That part seems to be goin' alright, but man, the plumbing is gonna be tight. The timer has manual and auto, from 45 to 120 seconds every 10 minutes, but it is not fused, so I'm takin' power from the original livewell switch, which is fused, to power the timer. To fill the livewell, I just open the valve at the bottom of the well and turn the pump on with both switches. Problem was that you had to run the pump continuously or the water would all drain back into the river through the valve. Now I'll be able to fill the well and shut of the valve, and then just set the timer to aerate. It'll spit the excess water out the overflow. To drain, shut off pump and open valve. Supposed to rain a lot this week. Hope the river ain't high and muddy for the upcoming weekend.
 
Oh yeah, looks like I'll be fishin' with and expired boat license. Mailed money order in for it back in March, and it has yet to come. Tough luck, but I'm goin' anyways.