Nobody believes this but me, and it's true. I bought 2 Exide batteries (to be used only for my MinnKota trolling motor) from Cabelas back in 2002,at the same time that I bought my boat. They are sealed, white plastic case, blue top. They were, at the time, the most expensive that Cabelas sold. I also installed a MinnKota 3 bank 10 amp charger. Since then I have replaced the charger with another one just like the original. The batteries are still in the boat, working as good as new. When I'm not fishing the charger is always on. The boat sits in the water 12 months a year. I'm pretty happy with Exide!