Which battery charger should I buy?

[Steve Kane]

I'll be taking delievery of a new Nitro NX 750 next month. One of the first accessories I plan to add will be an on board battery charger. The boat has a cranking and deep cycle trolling motor battery installed. I would appreciate your recommendations as to which make and model charging system to purchase. Thanks in advance for your replys.

 

[Greg Meyer]

You should probably consider adding a second trolling battery and then a three bank GUEST

 

[Larry Campbell]

I purchased a Guest 2611 two bank charger about 7 years ago for my old boat. It stop working after about 10 months and they replaced it without any question. It has worked flawlessly since then. When I sold my boat last summer I took it out to keep in case the charger in my new boat, not a Guest charger, fails. The next time I have to buy a charger it will definitely be a Guest. From everything I have read on this board and my personal experience they stand behind their products.

Larry

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Greg is right......A GUEST 3 bank and while you are at it upgrade your TM to a 12/24.



TOXIC

 

[Bill Johnson]

Guest all the way!!!.....No Question!!!...

 

[Staci Matheis]

Steve -



There are a lot of us who stick with the original batteries and trolling motors!



Larry gave excellent advice the Guest 2611 would be perfect for you! There's a link below to their website description. They're available through almost everywhere or, if you can't find one, call Sue D at Guest (888-483-7865 ext 135) and she can recommend a retail outlet!



Congrats on the new boat!



me!
http://www.guestco.com/showProduct.asp?p=2611

 

[Brian Bell2]

I know allot of folks on the board prefer GUEST chargers, personaly I have had Dual Pro's on my last several boats and have had no problems with them.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Yeah but, you don't think we're gonna' recommend anything other than Guest here do ya'? LOL

 

[TrepMan]

I can only speak from experience, 5 years with a guest 2611 and not ONE problem! I've got 1 trolling and 1 cranking battery, heck the batteries only lasted 4 years and the Guest is still charging on!!!

 

[Bill Johnson]

Well Brian I've had to replace my Dual Pro 4 times!!!... Invariably one bank would go out and I have to call CSI..Now, yes, customer service is great, but it does get to be a pain in the --- having to swap out a battery charger every year! Dumped the Dual Pro and Guest is my product of choice!!!Customer service is great and it's a shame I'll never need it!!!

 

[Rich Stern]

Guest 2611.

 

[Brian Bell2]

Bill,

Thats odd, since 2000 I have been running Dual Pro's and never had one go bad and I keep it plugged in 100% of the time when not fishing..