[quote=jacyro]Sorry to bring this thread back around...just my two cents...
I have 3 I bring with me wherever the boat goes. 1 I am not to fond of, it a deep cycle Interstate and it works when it want too, it seems. But it is an Interstate.
The 2 I use the most are both deep cycle marine/RV. One is a Peak and one is Kirkland. I got them both used so I have no idea how old they are, other than both models are still on the shelves, so not really old I am guessing.
These work pretty well (excluding operator error) I use them on a 10.5' boat with a depth finder and a 40lb minn kota.(Oh and I have the yellow Garmin GPS I have hooked to the Battery. probably doesn't suck a whole lot of power) I get around 10 hours in the wind with 3 people on board. And if I only fish 2 guys and no wind I can get about a weekend out of them.
Oh and the Minn Kota is my only motor and I rarely still fish from the boat, so its basically running non stop. But, a few times annually I find myself rowing into that potholes wind a mile or 2 back to the launch, no matter how good the batteries are they dont work to well when you spend more time drinking than the night before than you do charging the batteries the night before.
If you have the money I would highly recommend a maintenance free battery. I put one in my truck 5 years ago, I got it tested yesterday @ Grease Monkey and its still 100%. I went out to check the brand for you, but under the hood is still feeling the last 4x4 trip I did, but I want to say it is an Excide battery and cost around $100 and was purchsed at B&B auto parts, I think, its been a while.[/quote]
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