Battery for a 50 HP 2 Stroke Mercury???

[reelinrolly]

Hey Guys,

 

Just wondering if there were any boat gurus out there that could point me in the right direction.

 

I have a 2009 Nitro X 4 with a 50 HP Mercury 2 Stroke. My starting battery died on me the other night while I was in the middle of the shipping lane on the St. Clair River. I need to replace the battery, and I am unsure of what to get

 

I will also be running a hummingbird 898 of this battery

 

 

Not sure of what cranking amps I need to have and to be honest I don't know anything about electrical...lol\

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

[Fisherman]

Quick google check will give you this:http://boatinfo.no/lib/mercury/manuals/40-50-55-60.html#/8 check the top right corner of the page.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Fisherman

[DRIFTER_016]

Been using a group 24 starting battery for the past 23 years on my boat. 90 hp 2 stroke until last spring and now a 115hp 4 stroke.

[glen]

Gel cell battery is better. Lasts longer, stores better and no leaking acid.

[davew3]

Check the size of your battery holder first. Find the highest cold cranking amps you can with the longest reserve. I am looking at buying two this year.

 

Canadian Tire seems too have a pretty good price range.

 

Group 27 730 cranking amps, 100 amp hrs and 116 min reserve

 

decent price

 

regards

[Cosmos]

I bought new one for myself in Napa couple weeks ago. I think they are still on sale.

[HTHM]

Try Costco for battery prices as well.

[Lunatic]

i was thinking about buying a small atv/bike battery for my 20hp 4 stroke. should do the trick and save weight

[Fisherman]

i was thinking about buying a small atv/bike battery for my 20hp 4 stroke. should do the trick and save weight

Look in the manual or on line, it will tell you the minimum required size battery to efficiently crank over the engine. They actually pay people to figure this out so the rest of us don't need to "think about it"