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Old outboard ground wire melting

Hi. we got a old minn kota engine and a guardian deep cycle battery 12v. we gt a charger and charged it over night and it looked fine. went out today for the first time, attaching it to our metal rowboat and after about 3 minutes full speed, about 1 mile per hour we smelt burning ruber and saw smoke and a melted ground wire, still works but it cant be good. help please

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1. Short in the trolling motor itself
2. TOO SMALL a ground wire. ..need at least 8 gauge wire!!!!
3. Bad/dirty/corroded battery connections
..Make sure your battery/trolling motor is not accidentally touching the metal boat.. DO NOT CONNECT ANY WIRES TO THE BOAT!!! - PERIOD!!.

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