Hog Guts said:One optima or two either way your good
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How often do you sink your boat? :lol:jopete said:I run the one that looks like a six pack, of course, it replaced a Walmart battery that was still flawless at 2 years old.
biggest reason I bought the sealed battery was for when I sink boat I don't want to flood the battery.
SWAMPHUNTER45 said:Some rigs use a high quality single battery and the operators back it up with one of the new micro booster jump packs.
They work!
I'm interested in this statement. Is this an aircraft deal? No saying your wrong or bashing but I've run all my car boats over the last 25 years on both, all the timeOlf Art said:One important thing to remember is that you don't want to have two batteries wired in series ...... it'll fry your alternator. Instead, use a Perko switch to separate them and run them as either/or. Never on both. I ran two on my last boat, but I'd start on one and run out. On the way home I'd switch to the other one so that both of them were kept fresh.
If you do a lot of night fishin or froggin you can always have a good one in reserve that way. A locking Perko is also a great way to help secure your boat. I used mine just like you would use a master switch on an airplane. JMO
barhopper said:I'm interested in this statement. Is this an aircraft deal? No saying your wrong or bashing but I've run all my car boats over the last 25 years on both, all the timeOlf Art said:One important thing to remember is that you don't want to have two batteries wired in series ...... it'll fry your alternator. Instead, use a Perko switch to separate them and run them as either/or. Never on both. I ran two on my last boat, but I'd start on one and run out. On the way home I'd switch to the other one so that both of them were kept fresh.
If you do a lot of night fishin or froggin you can always have a good one in reserve that way. A locking Perko is also a great way to help secure your boat. I used mine just like you would use a master switch on an airplane. JMO
Exactly right about never on both. A few years back I got out of my boat deep in the marsh in late November deer hunting when there was light ice on the water ( not enough to walk on) When leaving the boat I hit the cage lights accidentally and when returning after dark I saw a dim glow on them. Had to call a brother to come out with a battery. Could have been a cold night.Olf Art said:One important thing to remember is that you don't want to have two batteries wired in series ...... it'll fry your alternator. Instead, use a Perko switch to separate them and run them as either/or. Never on both. I ran two on my last boat, but I'd start on one and run out. On the way home I'd switch to the other one so that both of them were kept fresh.
If you do a lot of night fishin or froggin you can always have a good one in reserve that way. A locking Perko is also a great way to help secure your boat. I used mine just like you would use a master switch on an airplane. JMO
Just like a breath of fresh air huh?Revived
I'm not bad mouthing the Optima (note that I bought a brand-new version of the same). Show me a battery that can spend a week on load like that and survive. Only bummer on my part was it was 2 months past the 2 year, free replacement warranty period.I killed optima's within a year so I stopped using them (junk to me). For me a standard batterie last a lot longer. I am redoing (arranging) my bats my switch is locking up.
I have had the same on my saltwater boats, everything breaks eventually. I don't know anyone that's ever "maintained" one of those Perkos with fresh grease, certainly not me.I know about battery switches locking up. Had a person and needed a pair of channel locks to turn it. Inside parts broke but it kept working
I never had them survive taking a load. That was a load of cash for two. I had the blue tops they replaced them twice the first year. Then I cashed them out third time. Just telling it like it is Truth is never bad. I just use good 5-year battery's they seem to work and if they don't AutoZone will swap them out.I'm not bad mouthing the Optima (note that I bought a brand-new version of the same). Show me a battery that can spend a week on load like that and survive. Only bummer on my part was it was 2 months past the 2 year, free replacement warranty period.
I'm actually giving the 12S Mr. Gasket fuel pump the thumbs up here. Note that the pump is lower than the tank and feed from a fitting on the bottom of the tank, so no cavitation or air, it just sat there for days putting 7 PSI on my carb. I guess another on the condition of my carb float is in order here.
I have had the same on my saltwater boats, everything breaks eventually. I don't know anyone that's ever "maintained" one of those Perkos with fresh grease, certainly not me.