Opinions about best trickle battery charges

[Kingfish]

I would like to keep both of my batteries topped off 24/7. What do you use and recommend? Thanks

 

[brushhog]

kingfish,just like fishin lines,theres a ton on the market,charging depending on battery temp and voltage, for what its worth i have had Guess chargers on my skeeter and my sprint boats,currently own a stratos and it has a Dual Pro, have had no problems with either of these brands,do recommend though including your cranking battery when you purchase a charger for your trolling motor batteries,plug it in and forget it! good luck

 

[ditchdoc666]

I have a dual pro three bank on my Ranger that I bought at BPS nine years ago and it has not failed me yet mounting was easy and keeps them charged 24/7 plus the people at dual pro are great for anything you need extra called them to get a longer cord and shipped it the next day no charge and you get to talk to the owners not a recording.

 

[fischnrod]

DUAL PRO-----------http://www.dualpro.com/

 

[Kingfish]

Thanks for the info. I will get online and check out dualpro chargers. I will check with BassPro or Cabelas. One of them should have them. Knew I could count on you'all to steer me in the right direction.emoSmile

 

[jbh3]

Good info above. The Bunch folks up in Harriman had a number of factory reconditioned Dual Pro 3-banks a short while ago. I believe they were $199 w/ 1 year warranty. If you're interested, contact info can be found at http://www.bunchmarine.com/.

 

[jbh3]

Correction on the above price for the recon 3-bank Dual Pro at Bunch Marine. They show these units on their site @ $250. Sorry for any confusion!

 

[Kingfish]

Thanks again for all your help. Went online to dualpro. They have an e-store where you can buy new or reconditioned units. Got a good deal on a reconditioned one. Wou7ld not have known to check them out without all of your help. Kingfish

 

[Guest]

ProMariner manufacturers 80% of the chargers in the world. They have a lifetime warranty and are the pioneers of three step charging. I studied onboard chargers for a month and found ProMariner to be the best bang for the buck hands down. The DualPro and Guess chargers are great and will do what they are intended to do but 1 year warranty on a two to four hundred dollar item is not enough for me. Especially when I got a charger for way under $300 that is warrantied for life.
One more thing that sealed the deal for me is the fact that ProMariner battery chargers are 100% made in the USA.

 

[Aries 181]

ProMariner 3 bank from BPS is what I have in the Tracker.

Bill