Help me pick out the best deep cycle battery
 

Its a single battery setup Hp500 engine no big stereo setup. I have the optima blue top at the moment but I am very dissappionted with this battery. I have had it for three years and like some of the red tops I have in my cars they just do not last. I guess I expected better quality for what these things cost. So what do you guys recommend for a good replacement?

Interstate batteries are the best IMO...

Kinetic 2400 AMP or Kinetic 1800 AMP

walmart batteries!!!
 

buy them and every year you could replaced them for free kill the battery and they will give you a new one.:lolhit:

SeaVolt from West Marine.
I have a set of the Dual Purpose ones in the Fountain for 5 seasons now. Every season I check them with the battery tester and they PASS. Just going to wait till one dies to see how long they will last.

If it is your primary starting battery, then you realy don't want a deep cycle. You really should get a dual purpose marine battery. 3 years is about average for a lot of marine batteries. I would just get an Interstate group 27.

Actually, though I would add a second battery and a battery switch.

I agree they really last.
Steve

Went thru 3 1000A dual purpose batteries in 4 yrs. Never had any luck with them. I read where they are too much of a compromise to be worth it. Switched over to Interstate deep cycle and starting in both my my boats, never another problem. For your application, a regualar starting battery sounds like the best choice.

Fixx
 

I have interstate group 27's, both batterys 10 years and counting:)

...7 years on my 2 group 27 Interstates...

I use Delco Voyagers. I got seven years from my first set and had five years on the second set when I sold the boat. I bought group 27's for $79. at the local auto parts place.

Interstate 24M-XHD would be great....800cca 1000ca

Thanks for all the replies. I have the battery at interstate right now getting checked out. If its no good I will look into the group 27s. Thanks guys......................Dave

battery
 

Deka, Deka, Deka, by far the best marine application. Been through most and Deka is the bomb.

I like the Deka's as well

I'm just finished year 8 on a pair of Sears/Diehard marine batteries. 1 of them just strated to go bye-bye. For the price, I am seriuosly happy.