72 thrust beast
SOURCE: Need wiring diagram
Call Minn kota, the number should be on the bottom of the head. They will e-mail it to you.
SOURCE: motor won't run
Look at the red indicator arrow when you hit the foot pedal. If it lights up, the motor should run. If not, inspect the splices under the top cover on the shaft. They will stop the motor if corroded or burnt.
SOURCE: Trolling motor will not spin with out being turned by hand.
This may sound really dumb but it's worth a shot. I bought a trolling motor and it did the same thing as yours. I put up with it until I broke a prop blade. When I was changing the prop I discovered about fifty feet of monofilament fishing line wrapped around the shaft, partially melted, hidden by the prop hub. Once removed, it worked fine. Hey, try it, can't hurt.
SOURCE: Motorguide Trolling motor has low thrust in all five speeds
I have a 4 speed with 48 lbs of thrust. On mine, 1 through 3 will move me out pretty well, however, 4th is similar to an overdrive gear in a car or truck and is meant more for maintaining a speed with less draw on the amps.
I certainly wouldn't want to take off with it. I suspect it is the same with your 5 speed. The boat needs to be up to speed and then those two gears will maintain it, with 5th being optimal as far as low draw in amperage.
SOURCE: Minn Kota 54lb hooked up backwards (Pos. to Neg) wont work
Unfortunately, those units have a circut board at the power source and if there is no fuse you more than likely destroyed that board. Take the casing apart (the part attached to the boat) it should be two halves. That inital board you see is probably what is destroyed. Of course before i did that I would look for an inline fuse near where the cables attach to the battery or under the unit in the nose of the boat. There is nearly always a fuse if it came from the factory or dealership with the unit so i'd play a little extra hide and go seek for that before doing anything else.
Best of Luck
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