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| My Ulterra, last couple times out, makes a fairly loud noise turning right, while virtually silent turning left. I am temporarily without a tow vehicle or would take to the dealer. He did say he didn't think it sounded serious but to bring in if I want it checked.
Anyone else experience this? No grinding or anything. |
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Location: NE Ohio | don't you have it mounted on a slider base? i just take my motor in for service when needed. boat stays at home..... |
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Location: Walker, MN | Eventually they leak water, and get noisy. Have you seen any brown or rusty liquid near the motor or dripping on the bow? |
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| Masqui-ninja - 9/8/2022 7:28 AM
Eventually they leak water, and get noisy. Have you seen any brown or rusty liquid near the motor or dripping on the bow?
No, nothing like that. And again, it only is noisy turning right. But, it did start after it sat outside for several weeks at the dealer while they were waiting parts. Normally on the lift or in garage. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | Steering motor needs to be replaced. Simple fix if you’re handy. |
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| RyanJoz - 9/8/2022 8:57 AM
Steering motor needs to be replaced. Simple fix if you’re handy.
If it comes to that, still under warranty. |
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Location: Twin Cities Metro | I had mine do that last year at the end of the season. I took it in to an authorized service center and they said it was the steering motor. It was under warranty, so they replaced it.
It is now starting to get noisy again when turning right. Since it's no longer under warranty, I'm going to let it go and see if it gets worse and what the "final" effects of this will be.
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Location: Contrarian Island | mine is loud turning right too, new this May.. took it in they said they had to order a part that was backordered and I haven't heard back yet.. my buddies does the same thing too and his is new...
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| BNelson - 9/29/2022 3:31 PM
mine is loud turning right too, new this May.. took it in they said they had to order a part that was backordered and I haven't heard back yet.. my buddies does the same thing too and his is new...
Mine has not gotten worse, have decided to keep using it and take in after I am done for the year. |
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Location: Twin Cities Metro | For those that have had this problem with a noisy right turn, do you use a bracket so support the trolling head when it is stowed? I'm trying to figure out what might cause this issue. The first time I noticed this was on a really rough water day and there was a lot of bouncing between spots. Of course, it could have been that the noise is REALLY noticeable when Spot-Lock is having a hard time keeping you motionless (which also happens on windy days).
Thoughts? |
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| Mine does the exact same thing turning right, bought brand new in March. I have Active Target mounted on it and thought that was the culprit. Still works fine, but man is it loud. |
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| My Ulterra makes the same grinding noises when turning starboard. Was gonna buy the new model with quest feature. But after reading reviews on it, it does the same thing. Minnecota has to know about this. Why don’t they fix it before they leave the factory? It is truly a pain in the butt when you’re trying to fish and it’s grinding so bad trying to keep on spot lock that is scaring the fish. Right now I’m looking at buying a new Garmin also the new minnkota quests our $4000 for something that cost that much. It should last at least 10 years with no problems, not three years and then get out of warranty. |
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Location: Not where I want to be! | North of 8 - 9/8/2022 9:03 AM RyanJoz - 9/8/2022 8:57 AM Steering motor needs to be replaced. Simple fix if you’re handy. If it comes to that, still under warranty. Noise turning right on ulterras is pretty common. Buddys did it. Take it to Northland in Three Lakes. Pretty sure you're near there. |
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| This post was from three years ago and Northland did indeed fix it. Unfortunately, this weekend it started again. This time won't be covered by warranty. Still works but loud. |
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