What, if any, are the differences between an auto and a marine dual purpose AGM battery?
Also, are there any opinions on Optima batteries?
which ones are you looking at?
I put the Die Hard platinums on my boat.
So far so good, and the price was really good compared to other AGM’s.
Good warrantee too.
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Marine batteries are designed for a dynamic enviroment, meaning they are vibrasion resistant, Optima is a great battery.
I have a friend that got me 2 Optima yellow D31’s for a very good price. I was going to use those as trolling batteries since they are too big to fit in the stern battery compartment for starting and accessory battery.
Chris V- I think AGM are just a better battery for my needs. They don’t require the same maintenance, and seem to last longer for me than wet cells.
if you got them cheaper than a regular deep cycle, use them, but I wouldnt pay more for them, unless you NEED a gel battery
that battery weighs just over 59 pounds, with a reserve capacity of 155
a group 27 deep cycle from interstate weigh 53 pounds with a reserve capacity of 160, and cost about $119
true, you cant mount an interstate upside down, and you cant charge it at 100 amps per hour, but short of that…
the interstate deep cycle even has the cool bright green and white color scheme.
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quote:Now you just can't argue with that:wink::sunglasses:
Originally posted by chris V the interstate deep cycle even has the cool bright green and white color scheme.
Everything I’ve heard about the optima’s is bad.
I was thinking about going with the interstates, but ultimately decided to go for the AGM’s.
So far so good.
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Lightning fast 31 Fountain
Thirsty twin 275 Verados
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“Hanapaa”
Dry and Steady Key West 2020 WA
Fuel Sipping Yamaha F150
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The cool green and white decal is hard to pass on, but I bought these batteries for what I would have paid for 2 wal-mart 12V batteries.
Thanks for the input too…from what it sounds like, there isn’t a lot of difference between an auto and marine agm.
I dont have anything bad to say about optima, they are just expensive, like all the gel batteries, and if you dont need them, I dont like to spend money where I dont have to.
If you got them that cheap, I would definately use them.
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Optima and Interstate both made by Johnson Controls who also make Wal Mart & Sams. Gel batteries are normaly used for places with small space and not heavy use.
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Originally posted by hanapaaquote:
Originally posted by chris V .
Everything I’ve heard about the optima’s is bad.
.New Boat
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Lightning fast 31 Fountain
Thirsty twin 275 Verados
MMSI: 338097445Old Boat (For Sale)
“Hanapaa”
Dry and Steady Key West 2020 WA
Fuel Sipping Yamaha F150
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Oh really ?
I have 2 yellow tops, dual purpose (D-34/78), they are 6 and 7 years old. I use them for trolling motor and running lights while gigging. they have been pulled down to dead over 200 times, and left to sit w/out charging for months over the winter. I topped them off 2 days ago, and both passed the load test. My point is that I abuse these batteries all summer, probably 5 times the avg persons usage…they are still going strong. it will be hard for me to ever use any other battery
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Have an Optima and a “marine” wet cell on my boat.
During this cold spell, the Optima held full charge while the wet cell dropped to 4 volts-almost froze.
Sea Hunt 2002
Yamaha 150
Here you go…
Sears AGM=Odyssey AGM
Great battery, great price, great warranty.
Can’t go wrong. My big boat has Odyssey’s.
Triton has Sears AGM’s. I never look at them. I haven’t even put them on the charger at all this year. Fresh and ready to go when I get on the boat.
Sears is the way to go IMHO.
The sears at $189…
the odyssey at >$250:
the odyssey at >$250:
Optimas are good batteries, but they just don’t have as much load-handling capacity as some regular batters like the Stowaways, etc., per the specs. Never heard anything bad about them other than that they aren’t the best fit for certain applications and that they are expensive. Gel cells are used in mission-critical applications like UPS systems for computer networks because they last a long time. Wet cells seem to give you more charge/load capacity but aren’t as long-living over the long haul. I wouldn’t use Optimas for high-thrust trolling motor that you plan to run in heavy current all day long, because I’d get the highest-capacity batteries I could find for that, but I wouldn’t hesistate to use them for anything else (other than the fact that I am happy with regular batteries and don’t see any need to change or spend any extra money).
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