Battery??

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Permalink Reply by Glen Mahaffey on March 25, 2012 at 7:49pm

opnima blue top expensive but nice.

Permalink Reply by Pete Fisher on March 25, 2012 at 10:27pm

I have experienced top performance and longevity with the Optima Blue Tops - as Glen suggested.  They are available, or used to be, at Costco.

Permalink Reply by Phil Mehrtens on March 26, 2012 at 10:58am

deka agm

Permalink Reply by Don Hogue on March 26, 2012 at 7:08pm

I would recommend the Sears PM-1 or the Deka AGM (Seamate) for the cranking battery/electronics/livewells, etc.  You're looking for a group 31 battery with the CCA and reserve capacity that these batteries provide.  Sears has a 3 year warranty on their PM-1's, so that's pretty hard to beat.  The Cabela's AGM's are another option.

For the TM, I would get the biggest reserve capacity, group 31's you can.  Trojans fit that description.  Some guys go with the Walmart Maxx group 29's for the simple reason that it's always easy to find a Walmart if you have a warranty return.  

My experience is that if I have one battery go bad, the others aren't far behind, but maybe you've been staggering your purchases of these so that isn't the case.  

Permalink Reply by Steve Hastings on March 29, 2012 at 9:08pm

This question was asked some time ago, you probably want to take a look at that thread, because theres a lot of information that will be of value.

http://www.wafish.com/forum/topics/deep-cycle-batteries-1?groupUrl=...