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i have a 60's 40 hp Gale, which i here is basically a johnson, or evinrude. I was just wonder what size battery i should get for starting motor and running a few lights.
i have a 60's 40 hp Gale, which i here is basically a johnson, or evinrude. I was just wonder what size battery i should get for starting motor and running a few lights.
Does yours have a generator ? It will have a separate belt driven generator if it does. I just use a Wal-mart marine battery for mine (no generator) and charge it up at the end of the day.
It certainly doesn't take much to turn those motors over, a marine deep cycle cranking battery is what you want, 525 amps would be plenty, in fact it would start most v-8's I don't think you can get one much smaller unless like a jet ski battery for weight savings.
Totally agree that will work. However, with batteries it is always better to buy more than you need in my opinion. For about 100 bucks you can get a group27 1000MCA battery with 115 minutes of reserve capacity. This is what I use with my 70hp.
Not only will this give you ample starting power there is enough reserve power to run your lights, fish finder, bilge pump etc. And if you don't have a bilge pump you should get one!
