Patrick — I’d stay away from non-marine battery chargers in the marine environment; for both safety and longevity/reliability reasons.
Something like this would probably work fine for your size boat: http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|2289962|2289963&id=1512352 You could upsize to 20 amps, but that may be overkill. Do you already have a shorepower system? Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Aug 7, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Patrick H. Wesley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Investigating availability of "smart" or three step charger to install in > locker next to batteries, obviously concern is size for this type of boat, or > portable one. Must have auto shut-off. Any ideas? Battery guy says most car > type chargers only measure volts and shut off when reach the limit but you > then need to put it on manual and charge another four hours, which isn't > practical given distance house/boat. Also that real importance is amps and > only way to measure that is using a battery acid hygrometer. > > Thanks in advance. > > Patrick Wesley, Sidney BC
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