"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Hey all, I had a new trolling motor (Minn-Kota Maxxum 70lb) put on when I
had my new outboard put on last spring. They completely re-ran new wire,
and everything seemed to run good till close to the end of last season. I
noticed that at times, the trolling motor would all of sudden stop
responding to anything I did. I would screw with the plug, and then it
would work again. I pulled off the panel on the bow , and it seems that
all the wires are secure, and the plug on the trolling motor, and well as
the female end on the panel seem to make a strong connection. I was
wondering if anyone had any experience with something like this, and
wondered if it could possibly be the trolling motor itself?

Thanks all, if you need any more info , please don't hesitate to ask.

Chris,

What kind of plug and socket do you have? On one of my boats, I used the
cheap, three prong plug and constantly had problems like you describe. On
the last two boats, I had the twist-lock type of plug/socket and that worked
much better. I never once had a problem, although the plug and socket are
much more costly.
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