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    Looking to put an on board battery charger on my 2 battery crappie boat. Would appreciate any suggestions.
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    I bought one from BPS, their brand. Had one like it on my Tracker and it was going strong when I sold the boat. It was 14 years old when I sold it.
    It was the 10amp model. It load shares as needed, up to 10 amps to one battery if other one is fully charged.
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    NOCO Genius 2 bank 10 amp through Walmart online. Great chargers and best price I can find. Have 3-4 friends who have installed them and they are working great.
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    I'm not familiar with the Novo brand but I did order a Minnkota 10 amp dual bank from Walmart. It was on sale at a great price but I returned it for 2 reasons.
    1. It did not load share meaning 5 amps per battery was all it would put out regardless of what state batteries were in. This feature makes a big difference in how quickly a battery can be recharged.
    2. The unit was heavy as lead and my boat is already carrying a bunch of weight for it's size. The BPS unit weighs about a pound, the MK weighed come to 10# must have had lead coils in it , very heavy to be no larger than it was.
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    Thanks for the intel. Andy-1 Cove

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    i use a scooter chair on my pontoon boat with the 2 batteries for the 24 volt trolling motor . i have another i am putting on the crappie boat .
    retired and now i will always fish

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    I just replaced my old one with the Genius 3 bank model.

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Size:  61.6 KBWell I went the cheep and easy to replace way. I got these Charger/Maintainer at Lowes or Home Depot. $20.00 each. I got one for each battery in my boat along with one for lawnmower, 2 4 wheelers and the tractor, anyway, I can fish all day and plug them at the dock or motel, normally the battery is charged by daylight. They don't weigh anything, three ways to quick connect and disconnect. Small and lite enough to mount in the boat almost anywhere, they stay cool. When I'm not fishing there always maintaining my batteries. I have been using these since 2015. Great Product.
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