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http://www.cabelas.com (You can read and see 'em)Also sold at West or Boat US or http://www.batterycountry.com
Optima Batteries
These batteries provide clean, reliable power and great cranking ability with life spans two to three times longer than the competition. They can be fully recharged in as little as one hour - half the time it takes other batteries. Spiral-cell design resists jarring and vibration, and eliminates plate shedding, the leading cause of failure in Flat Plate Deep-Cycle Batteries. Tested to exceed 350 complete discharges - outcycling conventional batteries by up to three times. Slow discharge rates means your battery can sit for a year and still start your boat. Completely leak and spill-proof, they come with a one-year warranty. New Troll Fury combines two deep 900m into one convenient package. Can be wired for 12V or 24V.
Optima Batteries
These batteries provide clean, reliable power and great cranking ability with life spans two to three times longer than the competition. They can be fully recharged in as little as one hour - half the time it takes other batteries. Spiral-cell design resists jarring and vibration, and eliminates plate shedding, the leading cause of failure in Flat Plate Deep-Cycle Batteries. Tested to exceed 350 complete discharges - outcycling conventional batteries by up to three times. Slow discharge rates means your battery can sit for a year and still start your boat. Completely leak and spill-proof, they come with a one-year warranty. New Troll Fury combines two deep 900m into one convenient package. Can be wired for 12V or 24V.
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I have always had marine batteries from Sam's on my 22' Shamrock and have been VERY happy with their performance and longevity. However, I truly believe that longevity is greatly increased by keeping these batteries topped off at all times with a trickle charger. Guest makes a pretty good one that won't boil you batteries, is very small (a little bigger than the size of a car-alarm controller), very reasonable in price, and available at West Marine. I think battery maintenance is more important than brand.
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We decided to spend the money on the Optima batteries having had a bad experience with batteries that can "cook off". Where our batteries are located if one was every to explode we would have a maritime disaster. Going well offshore much of the time we try to do what we can to assure safety to the extent possible. Using these batteries which can't cook off is one less thing for us to worry about.
a little late here, but Intersate is the only way for me.. Many years worth of running. I use a group 24 which is totally isolated from the others just for starting my F.I. Yamaha 250. I use a group 29 to run all the boat toys, i.e. underwater camera, T.V., Color GPS, Radar, Stereo/CD, (2) Vhfs, Color Bottom Machine, Bait well pump etc.yes there is more on occasion. Anyway I have never killeed the batteries.. Even in the Saltwater Classic which I was off shore for 2 1/2 days (didn't help me fishing) but it was a great time.