Where to mount battery charger on an M

[tbowers]

Have a Promariner pronautic 1230p. Have 2 batteries parralleled in the batt compartment at base of ladder. Any suggestions on a good place to mount the charger? Thanks.

[Russ]

Mine is mounted inside the starboard dinette seat. On the aft wall it's a short reach to the center where the batteries are.

[RobertB]

I mounted mine under the dinette table, about 12 inches off the floor. To keep feet and wet things off and guarantee air movement, I installed three simple metal towel bars in front. This location is dry and close to the batteries.

I do not have room inside the aft dinette seat due to the fresh water tank located there.

[seahouse]

My Guest dual battery charger is mounted under the starboard seat as well. The transformer for the fridge/freezer, when it's running off shore power, is also there, and there are no issues with excessive heat buildup. It is a bit warmer in there when it's all closed up (seat in place) with everything running, but not alarmingly so. For an out-of-the-way pass-through for wires (for the fridge) I used a hole saw to make a hole in the aft facing partition of the compartment, as close to the hull as possible. But it is a large compartment that is continuous with the seat across from it, and the underneath along the battery compartment, so it is part of a pretty large volume of air.

[Obelix]

I got my Promariner ProSport 20 mounted on the wall of the battery area under the ladder. This way the cables to the batteries are easily routed.

Obelix

[yukonbob]

Same here under the seat. And a note that most if not all marine grade chargers are water proof, I know my Pro-Mariner is.

[tbowers]

The Pronautic is not WP. Don't really need that on our boats I believe. Anyone mount it where the can see it? In the cabin?

[RobertB]

The Pronautic is not WP. Don't really need that on our boats I believe. Anyone mount it where the can see it? In the cabin?

Uh, yeah - under the table

[tbowers]

Uhh yea. Besides you Robert lol

[Highlander]

My charger is installed inside the rear dinette seat on the port sidewall it is spaced off the wall with 1/2" spacers to allow for air to circulate between the wall & the back of the charger which gets quite warm from time to time depending on the load it is handling also there is a passive vent on the opposite side of the wall to allow for airflow & another passive vent on the front wall of the same seat to allow for air exchange there ,hope this helps u out

J

[frede]

I was thinking of mounting my Guest dual battery charger on top of the battery cover under the ladder. I like that I can see it’s status at a glance and that’s where it been laying since I got the boat (time to make it permanent.) I was also thinking of flush mounting an A-B switch to the front of the cover, that way all the cables to the batteries are easily routed.

[Rumdirty]

Mine is mounted starboard side, just above where you crawl in to the rear berth. The PO installed it there. Not sure I like the location but it's easy to see the status at a glance.

[RobertB]

I was thinking of mounting my Guest dual battery charger on top of the battery cover under the ladder. I like that I can see it’s status at a glance and that’s where it been laying since I got the boat (time to make it permanent.) I was also thinking of flush mounting an A-B switch to the front of the cover, that way all the cables to the batteries are easily routed.

Is you battery charger waterproof? I could not mount in that area since mine is not.

[yukonbob]

The Pronautic is not WP. Don't really need that on our boats I believe. Anyone mount it where the can see it? In the cabin?

Boats = water, in and out at some point. whether rain, spray or worse.

[BOAT]

Under seat like all the others - and it is a fully encapsulated water proof transformer. Completly submersible.