[C320-list] Battery Charger

[crashley at gte.net]

I have a Pro Mariner Protech 1230 (came with the used boat) and after all 
I'm hearing I guess I'm just waiting for it to fail!

CRA
Rosebud #882


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter burnett" <selkie2003 at yahoo.com>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charger


> All,
>
>  If you carefully read the published literature on the Promariner 
> chargers, you will figure out that these chargers are really designed for 
> light duty fresh water boating applications. In other words, bass boats 
> and house boats.
>
>  Instead of trying to save a few bucks (the way Catalina did when they put 
> the darn things in to begin with) on a charger brand that has proven 
> itself time and time again as inadequate for the task, invest is a Xantrex 
> or Charles charger that will save your batteries and sanity.
>
>  Promainer offered me the same discount deal. Fortunately my common sense 
> came to the rescue and I didn't take it.
>
>  Walter
>  Selkie #887
>
>
>
> Bryan Campbell <bcampbell at valp.net> wrote:
>  Tim,
> What was your discount price?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Ann McCrystal/Tim
> Connolly
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:30 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Charger
>
>
> Jim,
>
> I concur with Jeffery Hare. I had just bought my 2001 C320 last spring and
> 6 weeks later the batteries were completely dead! I called the broker 
> where
> I bought the boat and he told me that Catalina was having problems with 
> the
> Promariner battery chargers. The one in my boat was a 20 amp but they
> suggested upgrading to a 30 amp. I emailed Promariner about my problem and
> the age of my boat and they gave me a discount on the price of the new 30
> amp charger. No problems since. I have hull #798 so if yours is gone you
> may be eligible for a bigger discount.
>
> Tim Connolly
> Ty Ar Mor #798
>
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