im taking blue runners advice and just staying in the channel and hittin the bars on the water till i can get it fixed .... shop is backed up and they said 2 weeks before they can get me in, so im just running in deep water and enjoying the ride ..... at least its not stuck in the up position !!!

sounds like your relay switch to me,there are two of them one for up and one for down
an easy fix, good luck let us know

I can't get to the relay until the motor is up but I hope your right!!! I cant believe the motor would just quit all of a sudden.... without slowing down or making any noises when it worked perfect for the last month. I hope that is all it turns out to be but you never know?