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We have just returned to our Four Winns V258 to find that the batteries have drained! We left the boat two months ago hooked up to shore power with the battery charger switched on but the charger doesn't seem to be working? Is there something I am missing?

Welcome to the club. I don't think my built-in charger has ever worked. I didn't notice it for years because I used the boat evey weekend. Now that I don't use it as much, I have been using a tricle-charger. However, nothing charges the batteries better than running the boat. Sounds like another bad charger IMO.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

is it true that a trickle charger isn't good to use on deep cycle batteries?

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sundowner 235

Is the battery charger fuse tripped on the main power panel?

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Checked, there is power going into the battery but nothing coming out!

I believe some Guest chargers have inbuilt fuses but the one on our boat is a sealed unit.

I have an '06 258 and mid-season last year, the Guest battery charger went on the fritz and fried both batteries. I was a bit perturbed because the Guest charger was supposed to have either circuit breakers or in line fuses between the charger and the battery, but it didn't. As a result, I ended up with battery acid all over the engine compartment. I found an exact replacement on ebay for about $250, replaced it and added some inline fuses. Works like a charm.

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2006 Vista 258
2007 Yukon Denali