I purchased an Eskimo Stingray last week on sale at Gander and couldn't of been happier with it for a few days. Used it a few times, and then this weekend I took it on a trip up north. It drilled about 30 holes no problem, and then all of the sudden when I went to drill 31, the auger would just kill the minute I gave it any throttle. It was low on gas so I thought maybe it just was dying because of that, but I just refilled it and same issue. It will start just fine, idle great, but the minute I try to get the auger spinning by increasing the throttle, first then engine bogs down and then it dies. What is going on? I am going to contact the Gander I bought it from to see if they will exchange it, but I am pretty sure they are sold out of this model. So I am probably going to contact eskimo's customer service, but does anyone know what is wrong with my auger based on these symptoms?
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 purchased an Eskimo Stingray last week on sale at Gander and couldn't of been happier with it for a few days. Used it a few times, and then this weekend I took it on a trip up north. It drilled about 30 holes no problem, and then all of the sudden when I went to drill 31, the auger would just kill the minute I gave it any throttle. It was low on gas so I thought maybe it just was dying because of that, but I just refilled it and same issue. It will start just fine, idle great, but the minute I try to get the auger spinning by increasing the throttle, first then engine bogs down and then it dies. What is going on? I am going to contact the Gander I bought it from to see if they will exchange it, but I am pretty sure they are sold out of this model. So I am probably going to contact eskimo's customer service, but does anyone know what is wrong with my auger based on these symptoms?
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