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Todd in NY

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  1. 28 minutes ago, Daniel Getman said:

    i bought 3 new Cannons around that same time and had issues with all three, boards blowing and plug connections failing.  Cannon would replace the boards but would be out a rigger while getting it fixed.  These newer high speed riggers draw a lot of power i felt the wiring was not sized properly so i replaced all the wiring with heavier wire from the battery all the way into the the housing to the connections and made special adapters for the larger cord grip to seal where it goes through the rigger housing.  I have NEVER blown another board again, trouble free for at least 10 to 12 yrs now.  The original cannon cords/harnesses went to the garbage and my rigger headaches went away but the time and money spent on heavier cord was worth it. 

     

    That's a good idea! I have heavier gauge wire in my garage, leftover from my boat re-wiring projects.

  2. 1 hour ago, greenhornet73 said:

    I am still looking for one for my port side.  How long are the booms on yours? The one I have was given to me with a 24” boom that just clears my prop but I cannot find another longer than 18”.  I would definitely be interested in one of yours either way. I live in Syracuse but if you are out of driving distance would you consider shipping it? Let me know, thanks for reaching out.

    Chris

     

    My booms are 4ft long. I live near Watertown NY, so we could meet somewhere.

     

    I'll actually be in Syracuse tomorrow (Sunday June 4th) at around 1:00 or 2:00. I'll post a pic of the riggers in the morning. I'll bring both of them with me and let you pick which one you want. I'll send you a PM now to give you my cell number. They might still have good cable and terminators on them.

  3. 4 minutes ago, lrg355 said:

    You have described it well.  Relay clicks but nothing happens.  Been there done that many times.  Change the short stop board.  Relay contacts are burned.  Don't waste anymore time on trying other solutions. Can't easily change the relay on the board.  It is epoxied in over the solder joints.  Boards are available from Cannon and some other places.

     

    I've already priced a new board on the Cannon web site. Thanks!

  4. I have to add that these riggers are so clean inside, they look like they were made yesterday. No water intrusion, and no evidence of moisture or anything. It's odd that the rigger worked just fine last year, and now it doesn't. They are stored in my house during the winter months, along with all of my electronics.

  5. 2 hours ago, Frogger said:

    Todd, not sure how new they are so your not monkeying with a warranty deal, if that’s not an issue, you could try also swapping boards to see if the problem follows. If it’s not that, check to see if there’s any grounding issues on that particular rigger. 

     

    It's from 2011, so warranty isn't an issue. I'll start swapping internal parts until I find the culprit. It's the best way to save money and not buy something I don't need. Thanks!

  6. My rigger will lower the ball but it won't bring the ball back up. I took the toggle switch out and put it in my working rigger (another Cannon Mag 5 ST) and the toggle switch works.

     

    The toggle switch in the broken rigger will make an audible click when I try to raise the ball, but that's all it does. What might be the problem since it's not the toggle switch?

  7. On 2/14/2023 at 8:13 AM, Yankee Troller said:

    I'm not sure an Ultrex has the shaft length you will need. I'm guessing you meant Ulterra? This is something we do a lot of at Krenzer Marine. The only way to follow contours will be to pair it with a Humminbird loaded with Lakemaster maps. Reach out to me and I can get you everything you need. If you want it installed we do this all the time as well. Mounting this trolling motor will require a fabricated plate, and deleting at least a section of your bow rail if I had to guess without seeing the boat.

     

    Just curious where you put the batteries. I'm assuming it's a 36 volt/3 battery setup.

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