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Posted by gmharris [71.129.155.11] on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 13:28:39 :
In Reply to: Re: On board chargers posted by mannyc [68.165.89.2] on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 11:26:59 :
With an unattended boat in the water, I think it's pretty mandatory to have a battery charger. That way, if a leak develops, the bilge pump can run continuously without running down the battery.
I was a live aboard for 15 years in a marina with 7000 boats in the water year round. Most of them had on-board battery chargers. I can't remember one fire caused by a permanently installed battery charger.
From my observations, more unattended boats take on water than catch fire.
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