which marine battery/batteries?

Dawgs · May 22, 2011

i have a simple 20ft cc with a 1987 150 on it. i have ff, am/fm radio,marine radio,a couple lights and bilge pump. what battery/batteries should i be using? and what gets hooked up to which battery?

ICDeer · May 22, 2011

Optima batteries,they're gel cells. Electronics on 1 battery.Engine,lights, pumps on second battery, I prefer a 3rd just for engine

mpdrgn · May 22, 2011

I use the everstarts from walmart on my bass boat. last about 3 years and then I replace them.

JSbuck195 · May 22, 2011

I have Optima batteries on my 28 Albemarle they are great batteries and have lasted many seasons. I always keep a spare on board just in case. You don't wanna get stuck offshore with dead batteries.

pakman · May 22, 2011

Optima batteries and the wall mart brand are the same batteris with different labeling, my company makes them both, as well as die hard and many other brands!

bigfish525 · May 22, 2011

Are you telling me that there are products made in the USA for sale in Walmart?

Dawgs · May 22, 2011

as far as deep cycle , starting, and dual purpose....how should i wire things?

rdfhunter · May 22, 2011

I would go with a deep cycle cheap & change it every two years.

pakman · May 22, 2011

Are you telling me that there are products made in the USA for sale in Walmart?

Yup! They are made at East Penn Manufacturing in Lyons Station PA

Stevo · May 22, 2011

Optima batteries and the wall mart brand are the same batteris with different labeling, my company makes them both, as well as die hard and many other brands!

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I find that real hard to believe pakman. Not callin bs but I have owned both. And optima charges faster and lasts longer. Only problem with Optima is when they are going bad there is no warning. They just die. As other batteries will just start to loose power faster and give you a heads up you need new.

Again I am not saying your bs just my exspeariance in my bassboat fishing NJBF trnys for 25yrs.

Dawgs · May 22, 2011

as far as deep cycle , starting, and dual purpose....how should i wire things?

Ebbtide · May 22, 2011

I prefer to wire the cranking batter ONLY for the engine. Reasons being that no matter how much you run your radios, lights, etc., you still will have the capability to start your motor. Run everything else off of a deep cycle battery. My .02 cents.

Dawgs · May 22, 2011

now when the motor is running it should be charging the cranking battery right? so i i hooked up the 2 batteries to a dual battery switch and put it on "both" while the motor is running...it should charge both?

JerseyBassnBow · May 22, 2011

I got mine at Cosco. I use 2 deep cycle (24v) for the trolling motor and a cracking for he outboard and electronics.
http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article10199.htm

X7_ · May 22, 2011

now when the motor is running it should be charging the cranking battery right? so i i hooked up the 2 batteries to a dual battery switch and put it on "both" while the motor is running...it should charge both?

Better than an A/B switch

mpdrgn · May 23, 2011

as far as a bass boat, 2 batterys wired in series just for trolling motor and electronics off the cranking battery cause that charges when you run the motor.

shocku · May 23, 2011

good adise cant beat that one i have bought mant from kmart

which marine battery/batteries?

Dawgs

ICDeer

mpdrgn

JSbuck195

pakman

bigfish525

Dawgs

rdfhunter

pakman

Stevo

Dawgs

Ebbtide

Dawgs

JerseyBassnBow

X7_

mpdrgn

shocku

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