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Best deep cycle battery?


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In the market for a new marine deep cycle.Which one and why?In the dark.c63

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I use All Interstate Battery there the best

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Chris63, I use an AGM with 200 amp hours.(It weighs about 100 lbs) It will run my set up about 3-4 times longer than my basic deep cycle.

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interstate only....

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I have used a few different brands but I have had the best luck for longivity with the Optima batteries.

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I have used a few different brands but I have had the best luck for longivity with the Optima batteries.

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INTERSTATES for me as well. Because they have lasted for me and when I did have a problem I got good customer service. My local (Superior, Wi.) Interstate folks have been second to none. Very helpful with testing batteries wether they are theirs or not and being truthful about the options I have. As long as I continue to get great customer service and the batteries keep on working I will stay loyal to them. Good customer service is harder and harder to find these days so when I find some place like these guys I stick with them.

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i hear optimas are great, I had an optima red top in my old truck and it was nice!

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+1 on the Interstates, and for the sevice the crew at the Superior, WI shop gives.

I-states are all that I have used for the 10 years in my boat for both starting and deep cycle.

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Interstate all the way, 2 of them in the wheelhouse.

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Exide Nautilus 1800's. You can get them at most Auto parts stores.

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Another vote for Interstaes, tried them all ony Interstates seem to last.

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Interstate.

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They just opened an Interstate dealer on CR42 and 35W in Burnsville if anyone is looking.

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I have a question and I am not asking to upset anyone. So many use the interstate and say they are a good battery. I used one and it was fine but nothing compared to my Optima.

What makes the Interstate so much better than an Optima?

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Cost is one I'm sure and the Optimas don't give you the reserve time as regular Interstates, at least thats my reason.

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I've gone thru six batteries in the last 20 or so years and the last one I bought was an interstate five years ago and it still lasts as long as it did when new. All the other ones were from wally world and NAPA and after 2 - 3 years would not take a good charge anymore. No complaints with the Interstate, I'm sure if I forked over the extra dough for the Optima I would recommend that one too if it lasted as long.

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Harvey to answer your question its because they work and last. I dont care about numbers I want something that is there when I need it. Interstaes have done that for me for a long long time. Plus as stated I have had very very good service from my local store.

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Thats exactly why I went to the Optima batteries Steve.

Glad the Interstate are serving you well.

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Hey Harvey, cant help but notice those perch in your picture. You didnt keep those "tiny things" did you? jk those are a couple of pigs

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Not that I've experienced but I've heard the quality of the latest optima batteries are kinda questionable? Still a premium price, less quality.

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as for myself price,and the set in my boat is going on six season with them.

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I went with the optima for the safty factor of sleeping in a fishouse while charging a battery with a generator. A regular lead acid battery can give off potential explosive hydrogen gas!

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Battery quality also has something to do with how fast the inventory moves or who's maintaining them on the shelves. Optima's are expensive, so I don't think they move much. When I bought my Optima blue top, the voltage was kind of low at barely above 12 volts. I got a Cteck charger and ran the recondition mode on it to bring it up to 13 volts.

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Not that I've experienced but I've heard the quality of the latest optima batteries are kinda questionable? Still a premium price, less quality.

The last one I purchased was about 2 years ago and nothing wrong with that one.

Hands down the best battery I have ever owned.

If you have never owned one, how can you say they have less quality from what they use to be?

I have owned 4 of them and my Dad had one. Never saw any difference in any of them other than they are now a bit more in price.

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I have a couple optimas excelent product and both still strong after 5 years use ,also use interstate megatrons also excelent, only difference interstates 90bucks ,optimas 169bucks, thats if you can get em on sale ,both are fine products though !!!

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