battery recommendation

8122pbrainard wrote: RG wrote: so it sounds like any good Automotive battery that fits in the box, with a ton of CCA's should be fine. RG RG, Don't go for the real big CCA's. I made the mistake years ago (1000 CCA's). With the big CCA's batteries, support of the plates is sacrificed to get larger plates in the case. 600 to 700 is a good size for starting our engines.

will do. thanks again for the information.

RG

so it sounds like any good Automotive battery that fits in the box, with a ton of CCA's should be fine.

RG

Dont wast you money on a "optima" when they first come out they where great but now your better of with some cheap brand I have had good luck with NAPA batterys

Good luck

RG, I googled the battery model you mentioned. It looks like it is a deep cycle.

For your application, you want a regular starting battery. It's been mentioned that Group 65N is correct for this boat. The starting battery is one instance where you actually want automotive. Many batteries labled "Marine" are deep cycle, and you don't want this.

Check out this thread

By the way, the Walmart version is pushing $100 now. If you go there, or elsewhere, bring your old one to turn in. There's a decent amount core return.

I should have stated that I maintain with a Battery Tender, which turns off automatically.

thanks,

RG

RG,
Having them on the "trickle" charger all the time may be your problem. The typical trickle will not completely turn off so they will "cook" the battery. If you want to keep a battery hooked up all the time, you need a battery maintainer or a three stage charger that will turn off.

Many here use and have very god luck with automotive batteries.

BTW, why do you have it hooked up all the time?

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