I bought a Jiffy SD60i a year ago. I've never had a problem with it until now.
First, after drilling 4 holes this morning (no issues with running poorly) I noticed that the muffler was bright red hot. Now, my gas is fresh, and it's mixed properly with oil for air cooled engines. I'm very anal about fuel mixing. It seems to be running fine, but it looks like the thing is going to melt. I've never noticed this before, but I can't say it hasn't happened previously...typically I fish alone and don't drill 4 holes in a row and typically I'm drilling during daylight and I may have only noticed the red glow because it was dark this time. If this is normal, isn't it really dangerous if any gas spills out between starts??
Second, the throttle cable is sticking badly and won't stop running wide open. I start it up, and often it will fire full throttle and I can't slow it down, even if I try to poke the cable back in with my finger. I thought maybe I got some water in there and it froze, so last time I finished fishing, I brought it inside for a few days to dry. Today, it didn't seem to have a problem the first couple of times I ran it, but then it stuck wide open after a moving a few times. Any ideas for solving this?
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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I bought a Jiffy SD60i a year ago. I've never had a problem with it until now.
First, after drilling 4 holes this morning (no issues with running poorly) I noticed that the muffler was bright red hot. Now, my gas is fresh, and it's mixed properly with oil for air cooled engines. I'm very anal about fuel mixing. It seems to be running fine, but it looks like the thing is going to melt. I've never noticed this before, but I can't say it hasn't happened previously...typically I fish alone and don't drill 4 holes in a row and typically I'm drilling during daylight and I may have only noticed the red glow because it was dark this time. If this is normal, isn't it really dangerous if any gas spills out between starts??
Second, the throttle cable is sticking badly and won't stop running wide open. I start it up, and often it will fire full throttle and I can't slow it down, even if I try to poke the cable back in with my finger. I thought maybe I got some water in there and it froze, so last time I finished fishing, I brought it inside for a few days to dry. Today, it didn't seem to have a problem the first couple of times I ran it, but then it stuck wide open after a moving a few times. Any ideas for solving this?
Thanks!
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