www.iFourWinns.com

I picked up a Promariner dual bank charger this weekend on sale for $94.00 and installed it. Anyone have expierence with these? ANything I should do or not do? Do you still pull your batteries for the winter? It gets pretty cold here remember. Here is the one I got.

http://www.pmariner.com/productFeature. ... tNum=31310

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

No personal experience with the chargers, but here is some info you should read. Some people have had issues with them.

http://my.boatus.com/forum/forum_posts. ... 63819&PN=1

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Looks like the problems they are having is with a different model than mine. Almost bought that one to, but it was $30.00 more and only advantage is a quicker charge. Mine states it charges in 10-14 hours which is plenty for me.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I had a similar two bank charger on my previous Sea Ray for a few years. S-R was carbuerated and hard starting as well as amps and sub woudl draw batteries down. I did find my battereis lasted much longer. Very happy with it! No problems. When I traded in the S-R I took it out and plan to install into the 260H.

However, since it gets below freezing quite a bit where I store my boat I always take my batteries out for the winter and store them in a warm storage shed (on the float charger of course). So I don't have overwinter storage in the boat experience.

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Optimus Prime
Now: 2007 Horizon 260, (2007/08 brochure boat)
Previous: 1995 Sea Ray Signature Select 220
Tow: '07 Avalanche LTZ
Seattle and Chelan, WA

I did quite abit of research and found alot of people have had problems with them prosports. I went with a guest 16202. A new type of charger and the company got great reviews. It did cost me 198.00 to my door. Just my two cents.

I'd love to see the 'research' results.

So far - one person has had a problem. And yeah - 3 chargers -- that's bad luck. I wonder if they should try #4.

I have had promariner chargers and inverter. Both worked flawlessly.

And if you notice the thread - there are at leat 5 people that say "I have one and it works great".

1 complainer, 5+ happy. tack on the people on this forum that have had good luck with promariner products. I'd bet you'll be at 80-90% quality. Is that 99.9 quality control - we need a larger sampling.

I'd be confident that the promariner is a quality product.

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

I know sombody will say otherwise, and I used to be one of them. I no longer take my batteries out... I did the first couple years and swore up and down I would put the charger on them once a month.... I think it happend once. The last few years I have left the batteries in over the winter, charged them right before storage, and again after pulling from storage. No problems. I always lower the outdrive for the winter, and I have been able to raise it in the spring with no problems at all.

I tried this the first year, when I learned the Fours winns dealer stores boats like that... so I thought I would give it a try.

Ok now everybody be easy on me

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Jeff

'14 Cruisers 380 Express "Simon Sez"
Merc 8.2 Mag MPI 380
DTS B3X, (x2) Axius Premier


(SOLD)
'08 V318
Merc 350 Mag MPI 300
DTS Seacore, B3 (x2)

I would like to get myself a two bank onboard charger as well. This getting up in the boat to change batteries and such is a drag. I do not pull my batteries out either. I too lower the front of the trailer down and drop down the drive.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

+1 on getting the batteries up in the boat. What a pain to take batteries in/out of the boat. The charger I bought seems to be working great. Only complaint is the wires seem to be a little short and in instructions manual WARNS no to cut or try to lengthen the cables. Says it could casue damage to charger which to my knowledge seems odd. Basically you have a positive and negative so not sure why it would hurt to make the cables longer.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

When I was referring about getting in and out of the boat to change batteries, I was referring to my current setup. Having to get in and out of the boat to move the charger from one battery to the next. Would be so much better to be able to just plug in.

I am wondering/thinking that the reason they say not to change the length of the cables probably has something to do with resistance on the wires. The charger is probably putting out an equal charge on each "bank". So, if you cut one of the cables, you have decreased the resistance, therefore allowing more current to flow to one battery over the other.

I am not an electrical engineer and dont even play one on TV, so take that with a grain of salt.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

What you said makes sense. It is nice to just have a plug waiting for me to just plug in once the boat is back in the garage.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I have a two bank charger and left the batteries in the boat over the winter (and hooked up to the charger) for the first time. Was up ther last weekend, and both showed fully charged, all appeared to be well. I'll know more a month or two into the season.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP

That is good to know. Them damn batteries are a pain to get in and out.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)