boat battery

[fishinguypat]

what battery is meant for starting your engine? gas/electric..my motor has a deep cycle battery on it now ... should it have a cranking battery??? thanks

[Guest skeeter99]

what battery is meant for starting your engine? gas/electric..my motor has a deep cycle battery on it now ... should it have a cranking battery??? thanks

 

 

crankin battery like your car for the main engine

 

deep cycle for the electric

[Garnet]

Car battery will not live. get deep cycle cranking battery.

 

Garnet

[Fish4Eyes]

I use one deep deep cycle for everything. Motor, fishfinder, trolling motor, bilge, lights. I head out sometimes and use the trolling motor for 3-4 hours straight and never have a problem. This is not the proper way to do it, but I don't want the excess weight on the boat from having 2 batteries.

[Uncle Buck]

I use one deep deep cycle for everything. Motor, fishfinder, trolling motor, bilge, lights. I head out sometimes and use the trolling motor for 3-4 hours straight and never have a problem. This is not the proper way to do it, ?but I don't want the excess weight on the boat from having 2 batteries.

 

I can tell...

 

luckily the fish you "catch" don't weigh a lot...

[Billy Bob]

There are dual purpose batteries like the Delco Voyager battery that works great in these situations. I have one on my boat now for about 8-9 years.......so long I really can't remember how old it really is.

 

Bob