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Post by Whiskers on Jun 1, 2006 15:35:49 GMT -6
What do you use?Anyone tried the AGM(glass mat) or gel type in the boat yet?I am just using one of the wal-mart batteries right now but it has lasted for several years.I'm not sure what I will try next.I would like to use a gel or AGM but the cost has kept me from trying them yet.They are supposed to be the best thing going.
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Post by Wolfman on Jun 3, 2006 23:28:20 GMT -6
Supposed to be but for the life span of a deep cycle the wal-mart batteries are hard to beat. I know a lot of guys who use them and can't tell any differance between them and the high dollar ones. last just about as long to.
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Sinker
Crappie
2005
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Post by Sinker on Jun 4, 2006 10:27:20 GMT -6
I bought a Walmart deep cycle fer the boat last year, and we used it a lot for bout 4-5 months. No trouble at all. This spring it won't hold a charge no time and Walmart won't make it right. I could tell ya what they can do with th rest of'm!
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Critter
Bluegill
A bad day fishin' beats a good day working
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Post by Critter on Jun 4, 2006 12:07:45 GMT -6
Did you try shaking it around then letting it sit upside down a little while before you try to charge it? Sometimes that helps if there is a small piece of lead shorting out between 2 plates.
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Post by slabmaster on Jun 16, 2006 18:25:31 GMT -6
i am useing exide batteries in my boat right now. they are new so obvviously i have no complaints at the present time. i would however like to try a gel type battery some day. i started to try them when i rigged the boat i have now but i dont know anyone who has them to see if there worth the bucks or not. i never hearde of shakeing a battery around to get a short out of it . i am deffinatly going to try that some day.
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Post by Whiskers on May 30, 2007 20:28:45 GMT -6
Just an update on my Wal-mart deep cycle battery.Here it is a year from when I started this thread and my wally world battery is still going strong.I would have no regret buying another one if it would last like this one did.I have taken it out of my V-bottom boat and stuck it in my pontoon boat this year.So I'm not using it to run a trolling motor right now but I use it for starting my Mercury and we can play the stereo all day sitting in the lake and run my lights at night and it is holding a good charge.I charged it up good this spring and stuck it in the boat,the only charge it gets is when I run my motor.The stereo got left on a couple weeks back and I didn't notice for a couple days so I brought it in and topped it off on the charger and it was good to go again. I noticed I was getting some traffic here from folks doing google searches on Wal-Mart deep cycle batteries so I thought I would add this update.In my opinion they are worth the money if you can get a good one like I did.
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Post by graybeard on Jun 12, 2007 17:15:46 GMT -6
I need to get a battery for my old jonboat, mostly for lights, depth finder, probably not much trolling motor. If I want to use one of those big spotlights for running lines, is a deep cycle the way to go? Also, I'm thinking about a cheap depth finder, just something to find the holes and drop-offs. I see Cabelas has a little Eagle for 79 bucks. Anybody use one? I don't wanna invest a lot of money, it's just an old river boat. Thanks.
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Post by Whiskers on Jun 12, 2007 20:06:20 GMT -6
A deep cycle is the way to go for your lights and stuff.Deep cycle will handle charging/discharging alot better than a starting battery which needs to stay charged. I have a little Eagle Cuda f.f. in my little boat and I have been happy with it.I gave $79 or so for it at Bass Pro a couple years ago and it serves it's purpose well.
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