Which is best for cranking battery that will power my electronics?
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Which is best for cranking battery that will power my electronics?
The Blue tops have larger capacity for running things, but I'm not a fan of Optimas for much of anything but offroad vehicles.
Cabela's AGM on sale for $189.99 right now is a far better battery than any Optima. Cabela's Advanced Angler AGM Batteries, Marine Deep Cycle Batteries, Auto/Boat Batteries & Chargers, Boating : Cabela's
The biggest Optima is 900CCA 155RC 59.8LBS for about $275 compared to a Cabela's Series 30 AGM at 1205CCA 205RC 62.8LBS for $190. No comparison.
They have a $5 shipping offer right now too, but I don't know the details.
The only downside is they don't have standard marine terminals and you'll need a set of adapters or you'll need to rig something yourself.
Don I tried the yellow tops, 3 times with no luck,,, finally went back to the ole standard Sears Die Hards, so far so good, will pull cranks at 4mph if i need to and all day long with the terrova.... good luck on your search
One color is automotive the other is Marine. But I dont remember which is which.
cat fan is in the know he is a elec. eng. or sume thing like that
Delco voyager 31dc is the only way to go,i guide hard and got 6 years out of my last 2 on trolling motor
The best battery's would be the sears group 31s,deka, or cabelas(made by deka) You want the highest RC that you can find.
Delco group 29 for the troller to save a few bucks. Charged properly you will get 6 years out of them
The blue top is the marine line but don't waste your money, they are not worth the extra cash. I would go with a good lead acid battery before I spent my money on an Optima again. I tried one and it lasted on year. I could have bought two good lead acid batteries for the price of the one Optima and got at least two years out of each. I've heard good things about the Cabela's AGM batteries. They are supposedly made by Deka but I can't confirm that. I have had pretty good luck with AC Delco Voyager.
have you got a 12 or 24v set up with your TM??Quote:
Originally Posted by beagle man
24V on the Skeeter & 12V on both jon boats...Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp
I have 2 new Voyagers on the Skeeter but followed CatFan's advice and bought an Everstart for one of the Jon boats..
DELCO VOYAGER FOR LEAD ACID.
DEKA FOR AGM AS DELCO DOESN'T MAKE AN AGM BATT.Thumbs Up
Optima batteries are made by the same company that makes Delco batteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLAB MASTER
Say what ever you want about Optima batteries but try running 2 HDS 10s and 2 Lowrance 520s for 8 hrs. with out running the big motor and see if the boat will start with any battery but an Optima. Been there and done that! For two years tried 4 different batteries---Delco voyager, all the name brands, nothing would start the 250 Opti. Went to the Blue top D31m Optima and not a bit of trouble. Also running the live well. Z21.
I've had good luck with the walmart brand, but I have a 12v TM, nor do I normally fish for 8 hrs either. I don't have the high end electronics either, and always wondered if they used more juice, guess Rangerz21 answered that for me. Guess it would depend more on what electronics you have and such. You can pay lots of $$ for a particular battery, and it may or may not last, or pay less $$ and it last just as long or not. If a battery last 3 yrs of regular use and starts to die, I figure it's just part of deal, a $100 battery for 3 yrs is $33/yr, which is what you can spend taking the wife out for a meal on Sunday. How long does a tank of gas last is another way of looking at it as well.
I bought 2 new Optima blue tops for trolling with a 24V system. I troll 5-8 hrs at a time but only about 15 days per year. I have an on-board charger, so the batteries always get put on charge at the end of a day's fishing.
The Optimas worked great at first, but about a month after the end of the warranty, I could only get about 2-3 hrs use out of them. I just purchased 2 XPS AGM batteries from Bass Pro Shops because of their superior warranty...0-18 months free replacement, 19-60 months prorated. The specs on the XPS batteries were also better than the Blue Tops'.