When I first talked to President Jim Payne about his new Stay-N-Charge battery system, it was a story to good to be true. What really caught my ears was when he told me that I shouldn't have to worry about plugging in the boat after a long hard day of fishing. So let me get this straight your telling me that after 8 or more hours of fishing I can come home unhook the boat and go relax until the next fishing day and not worry about if my batteries are charged. He replied "Heck yeah man, It's awesome".

The Stay-N-Charge battery system will charge almost 3 batteries from fully dead to about 98% charged within a short 2 hours of driving time. Whether your driving on the highway or around town the Stay-N-Charge battery system will still be putting the same amount of amps into your batteries as long as they need charge. So that means if you have an hour drive from the lake and then another hour drive back to the lake your batteries should be fully charged by the time you unhook and launch your boat. Remember the charging system will charge almost 3 batteries from FULLY dead to 98% within 2 hours. Need less to say I dought your batteries are going to be fully dead after a day of fishing.

Another huge plus to the Stay-N-Charge battery system is that it will charge your batteries with a DC charge not an AC charge. What does this mean you might ask? Well ask yourself how long is the average life on your boat batteries? Maybe 3-4 years right. Now ask yourself how long your car or truck batteries last? Probably an average of 5-7 years. The reason for this is that your boat batteries are taking a charge from an AC charger not a DC charger like your car or truck battery. Besides the longer battery life you get from the Stay-N-Charge battery system you also maximize the battery itself. It has been proven that an AC charger will only charge the battery to about 88% of its full capacity. When you are using a DC charge it will charge your battery to about 98% of its full capacity. That in turn will give you longer time on the water.

Many people have worried about the Stay-N-Charge battery system interfering with the vehicles computer or electrical systems. The real truth is that it doesn't have anything to do with it, if it did I tell you I wouldn't be using it. It takes about an hour to install in your vehicle and boat and it is really simple when you think about it. All it is really doing is taking the left over charge from your alternator and running it back to the batteries in your boat. If a battery doesn't need charge it won't take charge but since you have your Stay-N-Charge battery system installed it will run that same charge to the batteries that need the charge.

The concept to the Stay-N-Charge battery system is almost too easy to believe. I think everyone that does tournaments out of town can relate to this problem. You were the last one off the water on a pre-fish day. You look around and can't find anywhere to plug in the boat. Now what? Well, if you had a Stay-N-Charge installed you could let your vehicle idle for an hour or so while you tie your lines and get ready for the big day tomorrow. When you get up in the morning start you vehicle, take the boat cover off and do some final preparations maybe grab some coffee and donuts and head to the launch. You will have no worries about the batteries not being charged because by the time you get to the launch those 2 hours of charging are just about done.

The Stay-N-Charge battery system gives me one more thing not to worry about when I get home because I know my batteries are charged. To tell you the truth I haven't had to plug my boat in all year giving a huge thanks to Stay-N-Charge. It makes a long day on the water so much easier when I can go home unhook the boat and relax.

- Tony Atwood