Starter Battery, Boat

[pikehunter]

$37 battery

 

 

It's not a marine battery and I understand that there is a difference between batteries for different purposes but I have been using an old car battery for the past 3 years as a starter on my 25 hp boat motor without a glitch, however age has got to it and over the winter it has not been taking a charge. With replacement in sight I find it hard to ignore this option for only 37 bucks!

 

Anyone ever used a starter battery other than marine and what happened?

 

Thanks for your input.

[bigbuck]

The problem with non-marine batteries is that they aren't designed for marine use. In a boat, a battery takes quite a pounding from hitting waves. Marine batteries are constructed to take that abuse. You can get a cheap starting battery from WalMart and Canadian Tire, it's about $30-40 more and will be the correct battery for your use. Besides, that battery doesn't have much capacity, if you run a fishfinder for any length of time, that battery will run down.

[Roy]

That battery is 165 CCA I believe. (Cold Cranking Amps) I reckon you'd need at least 450 CCA minimum for your outboard. It has nothing to do with starter battery or deep cycle.

[bigbuck]

That battery would probably start your outboard but that's all it will do. You are better off having a bigger battery then you need because you are out on the water, getting stranded would not be much fun.

[Fisherman]

If you want to go the cheap route, Wmart has 3 different ones from 500 to 1000MCA with a warranty.

[pikehunter]

Thanks for your help, going to go to Acme tomorrow and see what they have.