The following reply was posted by TBASSYATES:

     Jim,

   Just wanted to let you know that Stan got my system installed and the very first weekend out I saw a major difference that it made. On a Saturday I practiced for a club tournament the next day at a lake here in East Texas. I didn't give the system much thought because it was so nice and calm although I covered a ton of water searching for fish. When I came in out of habit I hooked my extension cord to my charger without thinking. Then about a half hour later it struck me that I had that system in my boat. I pulled up the lid and sure enough my batteries were fully charged.

   The next day was a different story. 25 to 35 mph winds all day and all of my spots were on the windy side of the lake. I spent most of my time running banks with a RatlTrap or spinnerbait or holding the boat on windy points carolina rigging. Through the coarse of the day I ran to about 6 spots to fish sometimes for a couple of hours non stop on the trolling motor. This day I was real conscious of checking the batteries and making note of how I thought the system was working. Let me tell you it was awesome. Not one time during the day did I feel the slightest drop in power in my trolling motor. Not even at the end of the day when it was time to head to the ramp to load up. I put my trolling motor on 100% to head out of a spawning cove to the main lake and just rode it for about 5 minuites in that wind just to really give it a good test at the end of the day. It passed with flying colors. My boat is not light, Ranger 520VX Commanche with 225 Mercury Optimax, so it takes a powerful trolling motor to deal with it and hasn't taken long in the past on a day like this to start draining the power.

   So I just wanted to let you know that for a tournament fisherman this system is a must for their boats and takes one more worry completely away so that you don't even have to think about your trolling motor or the loss of any power.

   As for anyone here in Texas that is thinking about the system Stan Browning is the man you want to contact especially if you want it installed. Anyone that knows Stan knows he is a Master Mechanic and can get it put in fast the right way. In fact one of my bass club buddies has already contacted him about getting one of the units installed in his boat.

   Thanks Jim for a great product. :thumb up:

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    Yes, the StayNCharge works exceptional!! In the past I have been hindered by battery problems, but not since I’ve been involved with StayNCharge. I have enough confidence in them that I depend on them solely. At the Lewisville event that I won in October, we had no way to plug in a charger and with 20-30mph winds each day I relied only on the StayNCharge system. I wouldn’t think of being on the water without one. They do not void any warranties on your electrical system. 

   You would be extremely pleased with the performance of the unit.

Thanks for your inquiries and if I can answer any further questions, please contact me.

 Pam Martin-Wells

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      The following reply was posted by docirv:

Well, I got to say that my vehicle did not have the ability to direct connect to the trailer plug for charging. I had to do it the old fashioned, that is follow the instructions that came with it. Even so, I had problems. Not problems with the product but problems understanding which a phone call to Jim solved. Jim is one very, and I mean VERY patient man. He talked me through the install and had to explain it to me several times. Not because it was difficult but because I was being a real block head and just was not getting it. Well, I finally saw the light (no kidding, I really saw the light on the LED) and that was way cool. The only real problem we had was the my 492VS Ranger was a wee bit too long for the wires that run from the bow to the back of the boat and a phone call to Jim and he will be sending me out an extension set all made up and ready to go. So, my overall impression is this: The product works which is great and the owner Jim is even better to deal with. This is a great product and if you fish tournaments and have to do overnights at hotels, you don’t have to worry about electrical hook ups anymore. Buy this product guys and gals, you’ll be happy. :thumb up: And it is made in the USA :salute:

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    Jim hooked me up with a new Stay N Charge and an All Charge and I’ve finaly got it hooked up and tried it out a few times. This charging system is just flat out awesome. As far as the installation, it is a breeze. The only think to do to the truck to charge from it is to use the new plug that comes with the system. I thought you would have to run wires to the front of the truck to go to the battery or alternator and that is not the case at all. Just plug in the new plug into the factory trailer tow plug and that is it. It Y’s off for the Stay N Charge on one side and your regular trailer lights on the other side. Then just run the 2 wires through the boat and hook them up to the all Charge. I thought that would be a job to run those wires through a 21 foot boat but it took longer to straighten out a couple coat hangers to feed the wires than it did to do it all. 20 Minutes for everything tops. Mounted the All Charge in the batter compartment and everything runs through it. It splits up the power and charges all my batteries any time I tow the boat. Plus it has a lead that goes from the boats cranking battery to the All Charge and as soon as my outboard has topped my cranking battery off it starts charging my trolling motor batteries. For a back up I left my Dual Pro charger in the boat which was a 2 bank charger and hooked both leads to the All Charge for just in case I needed an AC charger. With the All Charge and it hooked up this way my 2 bank charger will now charge all 3 batteries in the boat and when I get my 36 volt trolling motor and add the fourth battery it will allow the 2 bank charger to charge all 4 batteries if need be. Awesome concept there.

Now for the best part. I’ve been out about 4 times and haven’t used my dual pro AC charger once. There is no need for it. I’ve checked my batteries every time when I got home and each time my batteries are topped of, 100% charged and ready to go again. 1 trip I only drove about 15 minutes to get home and the batteries were fully charged in that short amount of time. Its amazing. No coming home and then having to go hook up a charger to your boat before your finished.  And Thursday when I was out on Barkley lake, the wind was howling and the waves and everything made it tough to hold the boat. I run the trolling motor on 80-100% almost all day and while running the outboard and switching spots and that system putting juice back into my trolling batteries I never lost any power at all. My batteries stayed just as strong at the end of the day as when I started. They didn’t show the first sign of getting even a little bit weak. That there is a big advantage to be able to fish nasty conditions and not lose any power. I haven’t had this system long but I can tell already I will not ever own another boat without it. It’s just flat awesome. Anyone thinking about getting one, don’t think twice about it. Just get it and you will be amazed at how well it works. I was very skeptical about it and I have to say I am very impressed.

Sorry this is so long but I wanted to fill everyone in on what a great product this is and how well it works and how EASY it is to install. I couldn’t believe how easy the install was. It really is a great product though and dealing with Jim is great. He will walk you through everything if you have questions. I had several questions for him just because I couldn’t believe it was that simple to hook up, I just new there had to me more to it and there wasn’t. It just really was that simple

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The following reply was posted by nsteere:

   Jim, I have had your system on my boat for about 2 months now. It has never been plugged into an outlet since. Probably the best thing I have added to my boat since I bought it. I carry a battery tester with me, and I have never seen my batterys go below 12 volts yet. That is amazing in my opinion. We did cut the wires that connects the truck to the charger and added a plug to it. That way instead of rolling it up and having to store the cable in the battery compartment with all that mess back there, I unplug, roll it up and throw it in the truck while fishing. Keeps the wires clean of grease and other junk. A great, great product that is highly recommended to all those with bass boats. You will not regret buying this charger.

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The following reply was posted by Spanky:

   I would also like to throw my 2 cents in. I bought the original Stay N Charge a few years ago and could not be happier. My previous boat was a 16 ft aluminum jon boat. Since I fished the smaller ponds in Delaware, most of the ponds are not big enough for a outboard motor so I relied on the trolling motor to get me around. I had two batteries set up parallel to extend my time out on the water. Our club only fished 5-6 hour tournaments, so after the tourneys we would all go to another pond and do some more fishing. This is where the Stay N Charge came in handy, while I was driving to the other ponds, my batteries were being charged and topped off through the SNC.

   I also have a summer cottage in NE PA which used to be a problem charging the boat due to lack of outlets in the area, so I would have to lug both batteries inside to charge them manually, which most of the time they weren’t fully charged for the next morning.

  Thank you Jim for a great product and carefree charging. I recently upgraded boats to a Ranger 185 and will be installing the All Charge so I can continue the charging while I drive. :thumb up: :thumb up:  

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The following reply was posted by Arclight:

Here's my scoop on the Stay-N-Charge -- not the All-In-Charge:

This a copy of another post re my Stay-N-Charge tm battery charger system:

   While we're on the Stay-N-Charge topic, I used mine today. I have the model that charges the tm batts' as you drive your truck. My problem was, I do not have electric service where I keep my Ranger. So this setup works excellent for me.

   Today, I went fishing at a lake approximately twenty-five miles away. Before I left town, my tm batts's were about 70-80 % charged. Drove the distance which took about forty-five minutes and arrived at the lake ramp. Checked my batts with Jim's handy volt-meter and the batt's were at 100 % --ready to hit the water.

   Coming off the lake they were about 80 % and arriving back at my starting spot, they were back on 100%. This product really works for me and saves me a lot of time.

   Because my degree and army MOS had nothing to do with electrical gizmos and etc, I needed some EXTRA help with changing the battery cables and tm wiring configurations. After many cell phone calls that often tried Jim's patience, and his EXCELLENT help, I installed it.

   This product is just what I needed and now the tm batts are always charged. A big thanks to Jim for his excellent product and great assistance. I would not trade this product for anything!!

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