terrova snafu

Twice now my terrova has seemed to have developed a mind of its own. Trolling along at 1.7 with autopilot and cruise control on. First time I lost my hat. Tried to stop and turn a slow circle. The motor had a mind of its own and I couldn't get instant control.I succeeded inwrapping 8 lines around the front of the boat and tangling them into a nice little knot. Sunday I was reeling one in and it decided to pirouette and wrap them around the front like a man eating spaghetti wraps it around his fork. I try hitting the buttons but it is too late. 15 minutes, a knife and about 15 dollars worth of suffix later we are fishing again. WhT am I doing wrong???

Could be the battery in your remote is weak. Happened to me like that.

Would guess that you are accidentally bumping the buttons on the remote.

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Originally Posted by feelay

Would guess that you are accidentally bumping the buttons on the remote.

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This

Had the same thing to happen when I would bend over to unhook a fish. Remote would be caught between my belly and ...

I have had my Terrova take off in another direction at times. Cruising alondg and then it does a turn at 45 or greater. Don't happen often but it has happened. Might be the gubment zooming on me.

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Originally Posted by mississippi

I have had my Terrova take off in another direction at times. Cruising alondg and then it does a turn at 45 or greater. Don't happen often but it has happened. Might be the gubment zooming on me.

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Mine has been doing this since it was new, bump the button to just tun a little and it will tun 45 degrees

My first remote did almost the same thing, and more.. U probably have one or more faulty switches under the cover. If u took the outer cover off the front and saw how those switches were made and how they worked, u wud c how they cud easily prematurely engage, mine sure did. Then it got to where it was solid engaged. It was foot control till the new one came in.

You know...If you are using the advanced Auto Pilot, which shoots out a line of points to follow, and the wind pushes your boat off of that line, your motor will steer itself back toward the next coordinate point in the path. Sometimes making the boat zig zag.

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Originally Posted by feelay

Would guess that you are accidentally bumping the buttons on the remote.

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That too.

Happened to me more than once Sunday. Had it around my neck and was hitting the buttons with but of rod when I went to crank one in.

Only times mine moves wrong is when I bump the button to turn a little and it will turn too much. Remote in my had and no mashing something I dont mean to.

Mine does what Iwanna said sometimes to get back on line

Have I told you I hate the rabbit button? Lol

I had mine on anchor lock fishing under a bridge. I guess it lost its GPS signal and took off wide open slamming my boat into the pillar. I have loved this trolling motor until that happened! That scared the willies out of me and my buddy! He has really not been excited about that feature since then!

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Have I told you I hate the rabbit button? Lol

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I love the rabbit button.....everytime I see Hook One pouring coffee I hit the rabbit button and hard left turn at the same time.....its great!:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

Ha Ha

I do not like anchor lock. Not very effective IMO

Used the anchor lock fishing Trace Lake back in May.. Wind was up pretty good, and when I used the anchor lock over the center of a bream bed, the wind and the motor would combine to sort of move you all over the place, back and forth, up and down....perfect for fishing a deep bream bed under a bobber. Caught a good mess and never had to fool with the motor at all......

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

Could be the battery in your remote is weak. Happened to me like that.

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Same thing happened to me

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Yep.....mine was doing that.....I put a new battery in the remote and all is good now.

Keep new in mine. Unless they last less than 3 trips totaling about 16-17 hours.

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Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Keep new in mine. Unless they last less than 3 trips totaling about 16-17 hours.

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Should last longer that that.

mine lasted over a year . I just change it out now once a year whether it needs it or not because when they get a little weak your TM will go crazy.