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The Minn Kota trolling motor worked fine in reverse yesterday getting the family sloop out of the slip at the marina. It also worked in forward, to get out of the marina altogether for an hour of sailing, though it was a bit slow at checking the heavy boat’s reverse motion. Then I smelled something burning. It was the plastic Minn Kota Trolling Motor Plug ("Quick Connect Plug With Snap-Lock Design for 6 to 12 Gauge Wire Sizes") connecting the power leads from the motor to the extension leads from the battery. Fortunately no flames. Just melted the plug ends together, making the ensemble permanent-snap-lock and no-release-at-all. So I’ve ordered a new plug. This time I won’t use a screwdriver to bend the connectors so the plugs will hold together. Maybe taping them together with Velcro will work. Sailing was fine, as always. It’s the "iron sail" that’s the problem, as usual.