Shorepower or etec battery charger

[LURCHER]

Having sold the rib and bought an old mans boat I will probably be excluded from this august organ ! However my question is whether I should keep my new acquisition on shore power at home or my etec battery charger . Both batteries were completly dead when we got the boat having not being used for over a year.we jump started the engine for a seatrial and then put it on charge when we got home, after 24 hours it was holding charge and we were able to start the engine again and have a 2 hour run from Chichester to portsmouth and back . All went well and again the batteries are holding charge.so shore power or etec battery charger conditioner?
Maybe my last post before exclusion!

[C2 RIBS]

ETEC battery conditioners always for me. Shore power lead wont condition battery just keep a charge on the bit of it that holds a charge

[ashbypower]

Depends on what charger is used from the shore power system!
If its a conditioner then that's the one to use, if just a charger with no conditioner option, then as ian say;s the conditioner without a doubt. Have been using a Lidl (13.99) version now for 4 years on boat and kit car, there perfect !!

[bartiny]

Worth consideration, fit and forget (unless you cover it)

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[LURCHER]

I will check the make of shorepower unit but I think it is a conditioner too, also with twin 110 Ah batteries do you need twin Etec chargers ?

[Mollers]

If those batteries were fully discharged when you got the boat, I'd question how good they are now.

Unless it's a smart charger, I'd defo go for conditioners. .

[willk]

Originally Posted by LURCHER

Maybe my last post before exclusion!

Company Policy: No-one from the olden days shall be excluded due to getting old(er) and soft(er).

"Leave no man behind!"

[LURCHER]

Originally Posted by willk

Company Policy: No-one from the olden days shall be excluded due to getting old(er) and soft(er).

"Leave no man behind!"

So kind ,

I am a little disappointed Mollers failed to have a shot !

[two stroke mick]

Wilk is just keeping the door open for himself as he also drives an old mans boat. It may be an old man in denial but a rib with a cabin is another old mans boat

[Copinsay]

Originally Posted by LURCHER

Having sold the rib and bought an old mans boat

Looks good and space for the dog Will be interested in how you get on as I can imagine doing the same thing in the future... Though not just yet!

Enjoy!

Steve

[Pete7]

Lurcher, we have a similar problem or at least did. A marine charger with a decent output will be £300. Have a look at Sterling Products if you want to to go that route.

Our yacht sits on a pontoon but without an electrical supply, so for while we had a Honda genny to give us sparks, heat via oil filled radiators and power for 240v tools. A transformer gives me 240v from the batteries for most things including the slow cooker

Then I started buying solar panels. We now have 3, two fixed and one portable which can be moved around to face the sun. Total 180w which gives us enough charge during the summer to sit at anchor for a week without running the engine. Since the genny wasn't being used that was sold off and haven't looked back since.

As a final benefit I have noticed that anodes now last two years rather than one because we don't use shore power. With that big flat roof I would be looking at a nice big solar panel and a PWM regulator which will work all year round. Good time to buy too

Pete

[ribbymcrib]

hi bit of a lurker before joining up ,,, we used a Blah blah blah blah Marine Battery Charger for our yaucht , we had trouble sourcing it but a company called blah blah blah blah blah managed to source us one in a matter of days,
blah blah products are awesome and would deffo recommend to anyone

thanks

[willk]

Originally Posted by ribbymcrib

hi bit of a lurker before joining up ,,, we used a Blah blah blah blah Marine Battery Charger for our yaucht , we had trouble sourcing it but a company called blah blah blah blah blah managed to source us one in a matter of days,
blah blah products are awesome and would deffo recommend to anyone

thanks

Dude - promoting your own product and company while pretending to be a satisfied customer is not cool and is against the forum rules

If you want to promote your company on here, you'll need to take out a Trade Membership AND post appropriately. PM me if you want more info about Trade Membership.

[John Kennett]

Oh, and it's also illegal. Some interesting reading here: Astroturfing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Daniel]

We fit a lot of blah blah kit; it's not bad stuff

[steco1958]

I've bought a lot of blah blah blah stuff.

Bloody expensive

[chris.moody]

Does the blah blah blah start with a C and end in a K ? If so, they are great bits of kit despite any dubious advertising scams (which I do not agree with).

[chris.moody]

Ignore me, just seen the title, they are a blah blah blah that rhymes with but isn't a CTEK. Never heard of that make.

[A1an]

Originally Posted by chris.moody

Does the blah blah blah start with a C and end in a K ? If so, they are great bits of kit despite any dubious advertising scams (which I do not agree with).

Is it only me that though you meant COCK?

[chris.moody]

Originally Posted by A1an

Is it only me that though you meant COCK?

Probably just you

FYI I have two.