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I doubt having it in gear has any effect it would be rpm based.  For it to drain it in 10 minutes seems a little odd.  

 

How big is the battery A/Hr. and how hard are you running the trolling motor (full bore or barely on)?

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Trolling motors need to be run on deep cycle batteries, not normal starting type marine batteries.  This sounds like your problem to me.  That and the fact that a 60 HP motor uses a stater to recharge your battery, and that is not enough of a charge to handle the full drain of a trolling motor. 

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Trolling motors need to be run on deep cycle batteries, not normal starting type marine batteries.  This sounds like your problem to me.  That and the fact that a 60 HP motor uses a stater to recharge your battery, and that is not enough of a charge to handle the full drain of a trolling motor. 

 

What he said^, I automatically assumed it was a deep cycle. That is my fault.

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