Trolling Motor

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 09:15:50 AM

My 24 volt went out on my trolling motor.

The 12 volt still works, and the 24 volt will come on for a second or two and the quit.
I believe the switch in the foot of the trolling motor went bad. I disconnected it and sprayed some contact cleaner on it a couple weeks ago , and it worked for a couple hours then cut out again.

So does any one here know where i can get a switch for a motor guide brute force 67lb thrust??
Are there any nw LA people that work on them?
Thanks guys, really need some feedback here!!!
That 12 volt aint cutting it!!!

caddobass · July 27, 2009, 09:31:51 AM

Dive Salvage & Marine, 2036 Texas Ave., 318-222-0753

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 09:58:32 AM

THANKS!!!!!!

Mike Cork · July 27, 2009, 09:59:03 AM

I would recommend Carl Pritchard in Sibly, if neither of them have it you can order it online at trollingmotor.com

Ron Fogelson · July 27, 2009, 10:46:06 AM

Quote from: TheDice on July 27, 2009, 09:15:50 AM
My 24 volt went out on my trolling motor. The 12 volt still works, and the 24 volt will come on for a second or two and the quit.
I believe the switch in the foot of the trolling motor went bad. I disconnected it and sprayed some contact cleaner on it a couple weeks ago , and it worked for a couple hours then cut out again.

So does any one here know where i can get a switch for a motor guide brute force 67lb thrust??
Are there any nw LA people that work on them?
Thanks guys, really need some feedback here!!!
That 12 volt aint cutting it!!!

When mine was doing that I thought the very same thing, went to Bayou Outdoors to get the part and talked to them so they knew what it was doing and was told to replace the circuit breaker. Once I got the new one in I've not had any more issues and the circuit breaker there is only like $8.00 rather than $40.00 at BPS.

Jared · July 27, 2009, 11:36:52 AM

Quote from: caddobass on July 27, 2009, 09:31:51 AM
Dive Salvage & Marine, 2036 Texas Ave., 318-222-0753

x2

laluv2fish · July 27, 2009, 01:18:07 PM

Yep, Mike Gilmer @ Dive's, he sold me my Motor Guide T/M. Great guy! Very helpful!

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 01:55:07 PM

Alright i have
good news, decent news, and bad news....

ill give the good first, then the bad, then the decent..

GOOD NEWS: i went to Dive salvage, got the switch i needed, and made a friend. That fellow up there is a class act individual.
Thanks everyone who pointed me to Dive salvage

Bad News: went home changed the switched out, and turns out that the switch in the foot control was NOT the problem

Decent news: i fiddled with the switch on the front panel on the deck, and the 24v started cutting on!!

i sprayed contact cleaner on the switches and put thepanel back on and it started working. i have to jiggle that switch a little bit but i think ill be able to run that 24 now..
I need a new switch though so it will work without messing with it...
anyone know where i can get that switch for the front deck??

Ron Fogelson · July 27, 2009, 02:06:08 PM

So you have a switch on the front panel of your boat that controls 12/24 volt as well as the one on the foot of the TM?

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 02:24:23 PM

yes

Ron Fogelson · July 27, 2009, 02:29:53 PM

Wow didn't know boats had those, what kind of boat is it?

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 02:43:25 PM

99' tidecraft wildfire
yea there is a panel that lets me tilt the outboard, switch the trollin motor form 12/24 volt, charge/ run
livewell..

beast96z · July 27, 2009, 02:45:23 PM

Splice around the switch. Make it straight 24?

slippindrags · July 27, 2009, 02:55:49 PM

Mike Gilmer - Dive Salvage and Marine
318-222-0753

Your trolling motor problems will be over.

(I actually just left there.)

Ron Fogelson · July 27, 2009, 03:04:39 PM

Quote from: TheDice on July 27, 2009, 02:43:25 PM
99' tidecraft wildfire
yea there is a panel that lets me tilt the outboard, switch the trollin motor form 12/24 volt, charge/ run
livewell..

For a Tidecraft give Mel at Smith's a try they should have it.

TheDice · July 27, 2009, 11:28:03 PM

Yea, my problem is that same toggle switch going from the boat to the trolling motor onthat front panel. It is just a 12/24 toggle switch with 6 leads going out from it..
Would Dive's have that sort of thing as well???
I would think, these are a pretty generic switch??? $:-\$

caddobass · July 28, 2009, 11:31:16 AM

pretty sure they do, take the switch with you. Bayou Marine or Dive should have one, just about any boat supply would have it.

TheDice · July 28, 2009, 01:28:51 PM

yea,

i just called dive's. He is ordering me one. It will be in thursday!

BassBUFF · July 28, 2009, 07:46:19 PM

You can pick that switch up from any electrical supply house or Radio Shack too

. Just take the old one with you for a reference.

Railroader · July 29, 2009, 09:11:42 AM

THe boat i have is 95 skeeter and it had the 12/24 switch on the front panel, it was acting up, had it fixed to run straight 24.

Trolling Motor

beast96z