What is the better battery and longest lasting, a Deep cycle marine bat. or a trolling motor battery? The trolling motor batteries are a slight bit cheaper in cost and that may give me the answer too! Just wanted some imput on it!
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same thing?
I'm not a battery expert, but I'm willing to bet that trolling batteries ARE deep-cycle batteries.
I'm not a battery expert, but I'm willing to bet that trolling batteries ARE deep-cycle batteries.
What about golf cart batteries?
Have you considered golf cart batteries for your house system? Two six volt batteries in series should give you about 225 AH, and they are designed for many deep cycles. They are a slightly different shape, however, so you may want to see if your boat can accommodate them. Has anyone else had experience with GC batteries?
Have you considered golf cart batteries for your house system? Two six volt batteries in series should give you about 225 AH, and they are designed for many deep cycles. They are a slightly different shape, however, so you may want to see if your boat can accommodate them. Has anyone else had experience with GC batteries?
Golf Cart
I currently have a 6 volt 2 battery pair to obtain 12volt, 225 ahr, that I'm going to install this winter. Installed in the boat now from the factory is two 12 volt group 27 batteries for which I don't know what the amp hours are. Plan is to purchase two more golf cart batteries and install them in parallel to obtain 450 ahr. I will move the original in parallel and leave them for stater batteries. Think about what golf batteries go through on a daily basis, which is more severe that what we can do to them. Jim S/V Java
I currently have a 6 volt 2 battery pair to obtain 12volt, 225 ahr, that I'm going to install this winter. Installed in the boat now from the factory is two 12 volt group 27 batteries for which I don't know what the amp hours are. Plan is to purchase two more golf cart batteries and install them in parallel to obtain 450 ahr. I will move the original in parallel and leave them for stater batteries. Think about what golf batteries go through on a daily basis, which is more severe that what we can do to them. Jim S/V Java
Golf Cart Battery
I have had just that in boat fot the past 5 years. Have not had one oz of trouble, they work great. I might add that a battery monitoring system works well in keeping an eye on the house bank charge.
I have had just that in boat fot the past 5 years. Have not had one oz of trouble, they work great. I might add that a battery monitoring system works well in keeping an eye on the house bank charge.
"Cheap" batteries?
Unless you like unpleasant surprises, I think you might want to consider saving money on something else and put those savings into the batteries. Cheap batteries die unexpected deaths at worst possible moments, but, hey, it's your boat...and your stranding!! The golf cart battery argument is pretty valid, but there's something you need to think about; what's your charging source? If you go out, use the batts overnight a night or two to run the house (not start the engine) and then come back and plug into shorepower for the recharge, you'll probably do ok. However, you better have some real muscle in your alternator(s) to charge them puppies back up after putting any length of time on them. Remember, what you take out, you must put back and the more you take, the longer it takes to put back if you have undersized charging capability. Just some thoughts. Good luck.
Unless you like unpleasant surprises, I think you might want to consider saving money on something else and put those savings into the batteries. Cheap batteries die unexpected deaths at worst possible moments, but, hey, it's your boat...and your stranding!! The golf cart battery argument is pretty valid, but there's something you need to think about; what's your charging source? If you go out, use the batts overnight a night or two to run the house (not start the engine) and then come back and plug into shorepower for the recharge, you'll probably do ok. However, you better have some real muscle in your alternator(s) to charge them puppies back up after putting any length of time on them. Remember, what you take out, you must put back and the more you take, the longer it takes to put back if you have undersized charging capability. Just some thoughts. Good luck.
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