Did a liitle research on house batteries for my 1981 Hunter 30.
Ended up buying 2 Sams Club Group 29 Energizer marine/rv e29hm for $85 each.
Looked at Sams, Walmart, Sears Diehard, Interstate, and Trojan.
All group 29 flooded cells had very similar size, weight, reserve capacity, amp hours, and cranking amps. The Sams Club, Sears, and Intertate looked like identical cases.
Reserve capacity minutes 210, amp hours 115, weight 61 lbs,
13" x 6.75" by 9"
Sams Club - $85
Sears Die Hard - $125
Interstate SRM 29 $125
Trojan scs200 $180
I think walmart quit waranty on deep cycle, but Sams has one year free replacement, 3 yr pro-rated.
So I'm going to keep them topped off, try not to discharge too deep, and see how they last. If they last half as long as the expensive ones, I'm still breaking even. Boat is on an inland resevour, I'm not traveling the world with these batteries.
Paul
Ended up buying 2 Sams Club Group 29 Energizer marine/rv e29hm for $85 each.
Looked at Sams, Walmart, Sears Diehard, Interstate, and Trojan.
All group 29 flooded cells had very similar size, weight, reserve capacity, amp hours, and cranking amps. The Sams Club, Sears, and Intertate looked like identical cases.
Reserve capacity minutes 210, amp hours 115, weight 61 lbs,
13" x 6.75" by 9"
Sams Club - $85
Sears Die Hard - $125
Interstate SRM 29 $125
Trojan scs200 $180
I think walmart quit waranty on deep cycle, but Sams has one year free replacement, 3 yr pro-rated.
So I'm going to keep them topped off, try not to discharge too deep, and see how they last. If they last half as long as the expensive ones, I'm still breaking even. Boat is on an inland resevour, I'm not traveling the world with these batteries.
Paul