Yes, referring to the Napa, these commercial batteries work well in a bass boat, contrary to what some of the experts say. They are relabelled Deka/East Penn commercial batteries and to my knowledge, are the only wet batteries with ccas exceeding specs high enough for an Optimax and typical accessories that we use. JCI also makes some commercial batteries that will work. I used them in my Optis with good success before I got the 4S which now requires me to use an AGM.
2019 BCB Classic
Merc V8 200 4S
X 2 in mine. HDs 12 and 7. 2 pumps and stereo all charged from a dual pro that has 2 bank lithium profile. X 2 used to have 5 yr warranty but is 4 now. It starts quicker than ever since replacing the optima i had before. Order on line an pick up in store will save ya some cash. It is expensive but your problem will be solved. Period
So, I have a Napa and a Sam's club. Which battery? 150 Opti running a 9 and 12 Carbon plus an Echomap with Livescope.
Been using the napa for a while. So far its been great. I would have went with an AGM but they are not recommended for the 2 stroke Yamahas charging system.
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Nevermind-misread part of post.
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Great for the trolling motor, but not enough CCA’s for the big Mercury’s which require a minimum of 1000 CCA’s. Ran them for a few months and started having issues.
Are any of you charging an AGM along with wet on the same charger?
I have a relatively new 33 Interstate Gel that has just gone bad. One of the reasons is that I have a 10 year old Minn Kota wet charger that fried the gel battery. Gel and AMG batteries need to be charged slow.
I would suggest a newer precision charger that has different settings for wet, gel cell and lithium. That way you can upgrade in the future without changing chargers. I will have to get a new charger if I want to replace my bad battery with another gel or lithium.
2019 BCB Classic
Merc V8 200 4S
Funy how sometimes a man gets a good run on a group of batteries.
I picked up 2 grouo 31's and a cranky at Wally World, and they have impressed me at their longevity....
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Installed my Duracell 31 today. Holy cow that was hard. It didn't fit as nicely as the previous battery, but I eventually got the top of the battery tray to tighten down. Charging now for trip tomorrow.
I run the NAPA'S on my 250 Evinrude and Ulterra troller....for two years so far and never pulled them down below 80% trollers hang in there fishing below the dam all day long.....
To bad, the Napa battery mentioned above is a far superior battery at about the same price. The one you got is an absolute minimum CCA for an optimax motor and very similar to what you had
This may not be a battery problem at all, could be you just need to install the proper size wiring going to your units
Thank You Leon Pugh
31 AGM Duracell from Sam's. I have the same engine as you and had the same problem with graphs