Promariner 20 Plus on board chargers are on sale @ overtons $135
 

Excellent onboard charger that many here are using... This is the best price i've ever seen..

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...r&merchID=4005

http://www.pmariner.com/images/newsr...n2-20-Plus.jpg

Makes you wonder if they are going to coming out with something new for the season. Great charger at a great price.

Damn.... I just bought two of the Cabela's ones at $169 ..... I'll have to see if they'll refund the $70 difference on the two!!

Gander Mountain also has them for that price. Are they the same company?
http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...attery_Charger

Yes, they are the same company.

Not to hijack but what is the advantage of that charger vs. a maintainer like: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher...i_sku=13005742

Other than speed of course I would assume for the most part a maintainer would be suitable for most application of charging at home or from a dock with power.

you get what you pay for

You answered your own question, a maintainer maintains and doesn't charge worth a crap on a depleted battery. Premature battery failure is in your future if you go that route.

Thats the short answer, the long answer goes into the technology involved with the promariner. Download the owners manual or go to their website and there is enough info there to keep you up all night.

Not sure what you mean by this.... The charger is commonly used here, and retails for $220 i believe... :confused::rolleyes:

I think you misunderstood which one I was referring to

Get an extra $15 off @ gander mountain use code GM4WL4 and they always have free shipping which overtons does not.

While your at it, get yourself some of the best dock lines you can ever get!

http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...r=view&i=87151

There are a lot of maintainers that are desulfators as well and are a fraction of the price of the promariner charger. These $20-$50 maintainers also have microprocessors and do the float/trickle/sleep things of these expensive chargers. I guess I haven't been sold one way or another and google hasn't provided any definitive answers as expensive chargers also maintain and maintainers also charge. It's just a function of time. I was hoping there would be some solid answers in regards to the need of one vs. the other here.

I guess if you're planning on charging banks with multiple batteries in each bank the expense makes sense. But either way fully discharging a battery will shorten their lifespan as well so you're probably screwed if that's happening unless the battery is a deep cycle.

battery tender has been the goto charger/maintainer for some time. maybe you could compare these specs with batt tender's.

Tried that code in google chrome and it did not work. Anyone else try??

GM4WL4

Here is the email conformation I got last night.

code is from http://www.retailmenot.com/view/gandermountain.com

Total needs to be over $100 to apply coupon.

aaaah ok thanks I dont need the big boy just two batteries

Price Match @ West Marine
 

Just picked up the 20+ at West Marine on a price match. Hassle free deal, no shipping or Tax! Great deal IMO.