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DinkADunk

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I'm looking to purchase a battery charger for the house and am looking for recommendations. I have a battery tender which is fine for a trickle charge but I'm looking for something a bit more robust. Something I can use to put a good charge on my trolling batteries and main boat battery before storage, maintain RV batteries, etc.

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While a "marine" charger with a 3-stage charging profile is optimal, any charger will work OK.

IMO, it's far more important to charge as soon as possible after use than the specific type of charger.

MinnKota makes portable 3-stage chargers as does Guest. Schumacher also makes several different types of marine chargers in the Ship-n-Shore line; including ones with the desulphation/equalization mode.

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About a year ago, I bought a Peak charger from menards. Its a smart charger (with all the features you started). It has a 2amp, 10 amp, 30 amp and 80amp start. It handles Gel, wet and AGM type batteries. Its nice and compact and has a digital micro processor bult into it.. It will maintain a bettery also. It also has a chargeing system tester built in and a battery tester (gives you codes for failed cell and other concerns). Also it has a battery recondition/refresh process option built in.

Its well built and easy to use. Itcosted (onsale) around $60-$70 bucks. I went to over 6-7 places and found the best deal and machine at Menards.

Good luck!

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      If you really want to treat your wife (and yourself) with a remote operated trolling motor, the Minn Kota Ulterra is about easy as it gets.  Auto stow and deploy is pretty awesome.  You just have to turn the motor on when you go out and that the last time you have to touch it.   24V 80lb.  60 inch shaft is probably the right length for your boat.  They ain’t cheap - about $3k - but neither one of you would have to leave your seat to use it all day.
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      Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to not being the anchor person any more).  With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing. I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways...
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      Dang, new content and now answers.   First, congrats on the new boat!   My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V.  80 might be tops?  I’m partial to MinnKota.     How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.     All weather or just nice weather?   Casting a lot or bait dragging?   Bobber or panfish fishing?   Spot lock?  Networked with depth finders?  What brand of depth finders?

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