Marine vs. Automotive battery

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Zoodirt

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• Sep 8, 2011

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Do I really need a marine battery for starting 1990 Johnson 70hp (no radio, lights, etc.)?

 

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• Sep 8, 2011

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

Not really. A marine battery has a bit more beef in it than its auto cousin. Your 70 doesn't care where it is getting the 12 volts from.

 

FunInDuhSun

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• Sep 8, 2011

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

Heh, I use a little lawn tractor battery to start my 25 'rude!
Works great.

 

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snake77

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

To start it no it doesn't matter what you get it from the issue with marine batteries is there ability to bounce back from being drained completely and back to holding a charge. Auto batteries don't have as many jumpstarts life in it.

 

jjacobs007

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• Sep 9, 2011

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

snake77 said:

To start it no it doesn't matter what you get it from the issue with marine batteries is there ability to bounce back from being drained completely and back to holding a charge. Auto batteries don't have as many jumpstarts life in it.

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If your cruising soft water it will work, but if you hit the waves too often get the marine for shure.matter of like 20.00 dollars play it safe bro.

 

5150abf

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

i have used car batteries as starters in the past without a problem, as stated for lights pumps ect you certainly want one but for a starter it shoudl be okay.

Marine batts are built a bit tougher because of the beating they take.

 

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

Thanks guy's

 

seaboo

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

5150abf said:

Marine batts are built a bit tougher because of the beating they take.

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Yep, by tougher he means like thicker plates, and plastic case, also better glue holding them together. A marine battery is more "shock resistant".

 

Texasmark

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• Sep 9, 2011

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

Used both never lost a battery. Not until I got a trolling motor did I pay attention to what type battery I was purchasing....used to just buy the cheapest 24 I could find.

Mark

 

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Re: Marine vs. Automotive battery

Always used an EverStart (walmart brand) in all of our vehicles/toys. Never had an issue using auto-batteries. For deep cycle batteries on the trolling motor, they're normally marine batteries.