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Originally Posted by 8gv
I use Walmart batteries in all my boats.
They are cheap but they will fail at the moment their projected life cycle has ended.
Unless...
you keep a solar charger on the battery and/or...
have a battery switch that shuts off all battery drain when the boat is not in use.
Some situations do not allow for this.
They last at least twice as long with this care.
In that case, I might try a more expensive and hopefully better brand.
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Never thought to ask at the marina about getting power to the boat when in storage. It has a built-in battery charger and we often go 1 - 2 weeks without using the boat. Somehow I'm guessing thats not something they are doing,,,
In the last 20 years I have only kept my boats on trailers at home and plug them into a top quality battery maintainer/charger and I gave gotten really outstanding service out of my batteries.
Makes me wonder if I should be expecting shorter battery life using a rack storage/valet marina???