All:
Four mainly starting a 115HP 4 stroke, what is the difference between a $100 battery and a $400 battery? This is a recreational boat, with a battery charger installed on boat. Boat also has a 9.8 kicker that has its own fuel line to main tank. It’s a pull start. One Garmin fish finder, and stereo.
Side bonus question:
Wouldn’t doubling up on two $100 batteries with a switch be better than one of the $400 batteries?
And the double or nothing side bonus question:
What battery do you recommend for the above application?
In short, that $400 battery is a gel battery. They don't break as easy as a traditional battery, but it's pretty tough to break a traditional battery.
Extra batteries are never a bad thing, but weight becomes an issue on small boats.
I use Interstate (4) on my personal boat.
Optima on the dozen, or so, boats I drive on my other job. (I don't have to buy them.)
