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<blockquote data-quote="Up Y'oars" data-source="post: 304687" data-attributes="member: 764">I've had TWO of them this summer!&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; Cousin in town from Dickinson so we get up early and head down south to Beaver Creek (Oahe) back in middle-May but decide to drive further to Lanliers and come from the south.&nbsp; Get the boat backed down the ramp only to find out as we're ready to release that the main motor doesn't even turn over.&nbsp; I do the &quot;OH SHIT&quot; look and look down; I left my power switch on and the starting battery is completely drained.&nbsp; We try to figure out what the next option is.&nbsp; Just then a pickup pulls up to the ramp so they can use the outhouse biffy.&nbsp; I politely ask the guy if he has any cables (at that time I didn't carry tools to remove bolts on the batteries, I do now).&nbsp; He does and drives down the ramp where we jump the boat.&nbsp;&nbsp; Boat starts and we thank him PROFUSELY!&nbsp;&nbsp; We head upstream and leave the big motor running for over 45min, thinking the battery may be charged enough to run some electronics.&nbsp; Nope.....&nbsp; Monitor goes blank.&nbsp; Try to start the motor.&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now we're on the Ft. Yates side 3mi from the landing with no tools, no battery, no way to fish with electronics.&nbsp; We do get some time fishing with the trolling motor but the panic side of me keeps thinking &quot;how do we get back to shore?&quot; and somehow we begin making the attempt to get one of the trolling motor batteries loosened up so we can change out the battery in the back.&nbsp; We get the motor started, and electronics, but now we don't have a trolling motor.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was so frustrated I made the call to end the day without it getting much worse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Loaded up the boat and drove back to Bismarck with only 1hr on the water and zero results.&nbsp; GRRRRRRR2)&nbsp; My trolling motor has been unable to run via iPilot remote, receiving a flashing &quot;f&quot; on the screen up at Beulah Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp; Brother looks it up on Google and finds that the fishing forum says it's a control panel, battery cell gone bad, remote battery, etc. (could be anything) issue.&nbsp; We go only with the foot pedal.&nbsp; Who goes with only a foot pedal after you fish ten years with a remote control????&nbsp;&nbsp; That's damn hard.&nbsp; We did catch four walleye.&nbsp; Another buddy is coming up to Beulah Bay the net day so I message him to bring a watch battery with so I can use the remote.&nbsp; Buddy comes the next morning and the new battery is installed.&nbsp; Get out across to the north side of the lake and the remote doesn't work again, flashing &quot;f&quot; code.&nbsp; We fish with just the foot pad, but then the wind comes up and waves and boaters running closer to shore are super annoying.&nbsp; I give up by noon, frustrated, and we head back to shore on the south side.&nbsp; Only four walleye in the live well once again.&nbsp; I bring the boat home to Bismarck and contact A&amp;G repair.&nbsp; He says it's not a control panel issue, but a battery or charger issue.&nbsp; For a week we begin troubleshooting every possible connection for loss of voltage.&nbsp; Nothing.&nbsp; I contact A&amp;G Repair again, he again says it cannot be the control panel and is electrical power level issue.&nbsp; I take the entire boat down to Interstate Battery to have batteries load tested; they're fine.&nbsp; I have them check the charger with another batter from their leftover stock; both banks charge just fine.&nbsp; Damn it!I bring the boat home and begin further checks on electrical connections, even disassembly of the front plug-in.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; Voltmeter again shows good voltage (26.2v) when the trickle charger is going and when not it's just as good (25.6v).&nbsp;&nbsp; Frustrated with A&amp;G Repair I just take the trolling motor down to Scheels this week.&nbsp; Within 24hrs he has it repaired, it was the CONTROL PANEL in the base.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the meantime, a family member pulls the head off and checks a fuse and the plug-in inside the head.&nbsp; He bends the little pins inside the plug-in and I now need a new iPilot head.&nbsp;&nbsp; Repair parts, plus labor, plus tax.......&nbsp; $725 later.&nbsp;&nbsp; I could just friggin' scream.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Up Y'oars, post: 304687, member: 764"] I've had TWO of them this summer! 1) Cousin in town from Dickinson so we get up early and head down south to Beaver Creek (Oahe) back in middle-May but decide to drive further to Lanliers and come from the south. Get the boat backed down the ramp only to find out as we're ready to release that the main motor doesn't even turn over. I do the "OH SHIT" look and look down; I left my power switch on and the starting battery is completely drained. We try to figure out what the next option is. Just then a pickup pulls up to the ramp so they can use the outhouse biffy. I politely ask the guy if he has any cables (at that time I didn't carry tools to remove bolts on the batteries, I do now). He does and drives down the ramp where we jump the boat. Boat starts and we thank him PROFUSELY! We head upstream and leave the big motor running for over 45min, thinking the battery may be charged enough to run some electronics. Nope..... Monitor goes blank. Try to start the motor. Nope. Now we're on the Ft. Yates side 3mi from the landing with no tools, no battery, no way to fish with electronics. We do get some time fishing with the trolling motor but the panic side of me keeps thinking "how do we get back to shore?" and somehow we begin making the attempt to get one of the trolling motor batteries loosened up so we can change out the battery in the back. We get the motor started, and electronics, but now we don't have a trolling motor. I was so frustrated I made the call to end the day without it getting much worse. Loaded up the boat and drove back to Bismarck with only 1hr on the water and zero results. GRRRRRRR 2) My trolling motor has been unable to run via iPilot remote, receiving a flashing "f" on the screen up at Beulah Bay. Brother looks it up on Google and finds that the fishing forum says it's a control panel, battery cell gone bad, remote battery, etc. (could be anything) issue. We go only with the foot pedal. Who goes with only a foot pedal after you fish ten years with a remote control???? That's damn hard. We did catch four walleye. Another buddy is coming up to Beulah Bay the net day so I message him to bring a watch battery with so I can use the remote. Buddy comes the next morning and the new battery is installed. Get out across to the north side of the lake and the remote doesn't work again, flashing "f" code. We fish with just the foot pad, but then the wind comes up and waves and boaters running closer to shore are super annoying. I give up by noon, frustrated, and we head back to shore on the south side. Only four walleye in the live well once again. I bring the boat home to Bismarck and contact A&G repair. He says it's not a control panel issue, but a battery or charger issue. For a week we begin troubleshooting every possible connection for loss of voltage. Nothing. I contact A&G Repair again, he again says it cannot be the control panel and is electrical power level issue. I take the entire boat down to Interstate Battery to have batteries load tested; they're fine. I have them check the charger with another batter from their leftover stock; both banks charge just fine. Damn it! I bring the boat home and begin further checks on electrical connections, even disassembly of the front plug-in. That's fine. Voltmeter again shows good voltage (26.2v) when the trickle charger is going and when not it's just as good (25.6v). Frustrated with A&G Repair I just take the trolling motor down to Scheels this week. Within 24hrs he has it repaired, it was the CONTROL PANEL in the base. In the meantime, a family member pulls the head off and checks a fuse and the plug-in inside the head. He bends the little pins inside the plug-in and I now need a new iPilot head. Repair parts, plus labor, plus tax....... $725 later. I could just friggin' scream. [/QUOTE]

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