I'ved had several different on board chargers. I've had two dual pro chargers. One of them came in my current boat and lasted about 6 years. One bank went out and had to replace it. I bought the Bass Pro and one bank went out in it in less then one year. Heard they had alot of problems out of them. Took it back to Bass Pro and they gave me credit on it to buy my current MinnKota charger. 3 bank 15 amp. The guy didn't even inspect my Bass Pro Charger. As soon as he saw what it was, he told me to go pick out what one I wanted. He basically told me to stay away from the Bass Pro brand. I believe it's the cheaper version Pro Mariner. Hopefully they have gotten better. So far they have been good.
As far as batteries, I have used Wally World batteries for a very long time. My cranking battery went bad this year after about 4 years---part of it was my fault. I had left a power switch on early in the season and charger was not plugged in and it sat dead for about a month. After I finally got it to accept charge, it lasted about two months and it went bad. Replaced it with another Everstart Maxx.
My trolling motor batteries are on their 4th season and I think I will replace them for the next season. They don't seem to last the whole day like they used too.
I might make a change in trolling motor batteries. I would really like to try the Optima's but $400 for two batteries seems a bit much and I have been hearing that the newer Optima's haven't been as good as the older ones??? I don't know? I'll do some more research this winter.
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Originally Posted by MarkW
