batteries/auto or marine

All I run on my deep cycle is the trolling motor. EVERTHING else is on the marine cranking battery. Outboard, depthfinder, lights, etc.

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Originally Posted by laserdoc

What do most use for your batteries to run your lights ,trolling motors and depth finder. Cheaper auto batteries or the deep cell marine batteries. I even found with my marine battery that my depth finder goes blank when my trolling motor is running at high speed. I'm thinking that the deep cell ones are for the boat engines with a key start and just the plan auto zone car batteries would work for everything else. Is this right??

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If you think this is right for you, go to Interstate Battery and purchase the used batteries they sell. They get them in from Wal-Mart, Pep-Boys, etc and send them in for scrap. Before they do this they charge/check each battery. You will be amazed at the batteries turned in just because they are not charged properly. I buy these at 20.00 each and have never had a problem. Interstate reconditions and charges the good ones. I have used these for over 6 years and have had no complaints about the batteries. One will give up the ghost now and then after being used for a couple years, but all in all its hard to beat 'em. I buy and use only the deep cycle type since I use them for Flounder gigging, shrimping and also nite stalking, plus trolling motor use when spiderrigging.

Well since I have a 15 horse 4 cycle mercury pull start. Guess I should stick with deep cycle. I like the used Interstate battery idea. Should check into those. Price is right. Do all places that sell Interstate batteries sell the used ones?? Like the marine places or where do I find the used ones??

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Originally Posted by laserdoc

Well since I have a 15 horse 4 cycle mercury pull start. Guess I should stick with deep cycle. I like the used Interstate battery idea. Should check into those. Price is right. Do all places that sell Interstate batteries sell the used ones?? Like the marine places or where do I find the used ones??

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I get mine down in Aiken. I get just the deep cycle and use them for gigging, shrimping, and trolling motor when Spiderrigging. Try a Interstate or other battery business in your area. When the used batteries come in they are checked for bad cells, shorts, etc. These go to the recycler for teardown. The ones that will hold a charge are cleaned, checked, recharged. They are not available all the time so you may have to make a couple trips but talk to the counter man, get on the list and maybe he'll set a couple aside for you.