The boat is disassembled and I have sent the motor and the controller back to the manufactures for testing. I have recieved word from Neutronics that the motor is fine. The conectors that I am using are deans connector for the batteries and 5.5 mm bullet connectors for the motor. The wires from the controller to the motor are as short as you can get them. The wires on the batteries have not been shortened and the parrallel cable is about 3.5 inches long.