What is considered a "trickle charger"?
 

Richard Steinbock wrote:
Are you dead set on getting a charger? If you are not, then do yourself
a big favor and go online to: www.stayncharge.com. This device keeps
your boat batteries charged while you drive to & from your destination.

Doesn't help much when half the places I fish are within 10 minutes of
home. Even when I go to champlain, I've got a ramp within 5 minutes of
the motel. Charging while I drive would just screw up the routine and
help get me out of the habit of plugging the onboard charger in before I
even unhook the boat, and lead me to the inevitable failure to plug it
in when I really should have.

What is considered a "trickle charger"?
 

RichZ wrote:
Richard Steinbock wrote:

Are you dead set on getting a charger? If you are not, then do
yourself a big favor and go online to: www.stayncharge.com. This
device keeps your boat batteries charged while you drive to & from
your destination.


Doesn't help much when half the places I fish are within 10 minutes of
home. Even when I go to champlain, I've got a ramp within 5 minutes of
the motel. Charging while I drive would just screw up the routine and
help get me out of the habit of plugging the onboard charger in before I
even unhook the boat, and lead me to the inevitable failure to plug it
in when I really should have.

Many times this year I fish a large pond with my boat that is only about
5 min. away from me or less. Outboards are prohibited; consequently, all
I use is the electric MK on the transom. The battery indicator usually
tells me I'm down to about 1/2 charge by the end of a days fishing
there. After hooking up the "StayN'Charge" and pulling the boat around
the block, the indicator now reads full charge. Been doing this for 2
seasons now with no problems. Of course, you DO have to remember to plug
it back in when you pull off the water! Then again, don't you have to
plug something else in when you get home?

What is considered a "trickle charger"?
 

my trips are about 10 minutes one way, SnC works both ways, no chargers
for me, it has paid for it's self already..

What is considered a "trickle charger"?
 

Richard Steinbock wrote:
Many times this year I fish a large pond with my boat that is only about
5 min. away from me or less. Outboards are prohibited; consequently, all
I use is the electric MK on the transom. The battery indicator usually
tells me I'm down to about 1/2 charge by the end of a days fishing
there. After hooking up the "StayN'Charge" and pulling the boat around
the block, the indicator now reads full charge. Been doing this for 2
seasons now with no problems.

I'm sorry, but if you're putting a full charge into a half exhausted
deep cycle trolling motor battery in 5 minutes, you're doing it serious
harm.

What is considered a "trickle charger"?
 

RichZ wrote:
Richard Steinbock wrote:

Many times this year I fish a large pond with my boat that is only
about 5 min. away from me or less. Outboards are prohibited;
consequently, all I use is the electric MK on the transom. The battery
indicator usually tells me I'm down to about 1/2 charge by the end of
a days fishing there. After hooking up the "StayN'Charge" and pulling
the boat around the block, the indicator now reads full charge. Been
doing this for 2 seasons now with no problems.


I'm sorry, but if you're putting a full charge into a half exhausted
deep cycle trolling motor battery in 5 minutes, you're doing it serious
harm.
After 2 seasons I don't think so? But I could be wrong...how long do
your batteries last? I'll let know how mine are doing in a couple of
years ;)