What's the best marine battery?
03-19-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: What's the best marine battery?
I am also looking to replace my 3 yr. old battiers and I have found that the AutoZone duralast battery has the best Consumer reports rating. This is one of the cheapest batteries that I have found. I bought 3 of them about 2 or 3 years ago for my crusier and they have been great and they were only about $50 apiece. I am not concerned about the price but I am not paying triple for a "name" brand.
03-21-2006, 10:00 PM
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Re: What's the best marine battery?
It depends on how hard you are on your boat.
With a lot of vibration or if you are out of the water more than in .. then jell batteries like the optima blue are the best.
The jells do have a down side to them.. it you over charge them they are instantly junk.
The older deep cell water/sulfide batteries you can over charge and they will keep on working.
With a lot of vibration or if you are out of the water more than in .. then jell batteries like the optima blue are the best.
The jells do have a down side to them.. it you over charge them they are instantly junk.
The older deep cell water/sulfide batteries you can over charge and they will keep on working.
03-22-2006, 06:51 AM
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Re: What's the best marine battery?
Originally Posted by Pismo10
Mr. Cozzi makes a great comment, my Die Hards are used for 3-4 mths and then get stored in the boat fully charged at sub freezing temps for the remainder of the year. Cold is the best storage for batteries, and my Die Hards do very well in this environment and yearly schedule. Things maybe/probably are totally different in a warmer climate with a longer season. Great point.
09-29-2022, 09:49 AM
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now that tech has advanced who has the best
[QUOTE=Whiteknuckle;1671311]Waterfowl, What does JCI stand for? Is is Johnson Cont
Who is the best now Odyssey,optima,interstate etc///????
Who is the best now Odyssey,optima,interstate etc///????
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09-29-2022, 10:04 AM
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[QUOTE=nocigarette;4846618]Still doing Interstates, Never get less than 10 seasons. Grp 27 or 29. 2013 one still going strong today. But! I am in NorthEast with cold long winters which greatly help battery life.
09-29-2022, 10:15 AM
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[QUOTE=nocigarette;4846618]Not Optima blues. I have a stack of those worthless things. I have had excellent luck Walmart Everstart Maxx (Johnson Controls) group 29 and 31 marine batteries. Tried Optimas for my cruiser and my solar project and now I have 8-9 worthless lead boxes...
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09-29-2022, 10:26 AM
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Anyone looked into Dakota Lithium Battery's?
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11 Year Warranty
200% / Twice the power of traditional batteries?
1/2 / Half the weight?
5x / Charges up to 5x faster?
4x / Last 4x as long?
100% / Safe and reliable?
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Anyone looked into Dakota Lithium Battery's?
11 Year Warranty
200% / Twice the power of traditional batteries?
1/2 / Half the weight?
5x / Charges up to 5x faster?
4x / Last 4x as long?
100% / Safe and reliable?
marine-lithium-batteries-for-boats - Dakota Lithium Batteries
11 Year Warranty
200% / Twice the power of traditional batteries?
1/2 / Half the weight?
5x / Charges up to 5x faster?
4x / Last 4x as long?
100% / Safe and reliable?
marine-lithium-batteries-for-boats - Dakota Lithium Batteries
