I used to be a big fan of Sears Diehard batteries. The last set I had was
junk. They only lasted three years and didn't perform that well, needing
more frequent charging than the replacement pair. (I bought these from my
marina; Interstate marine batteries, I think.)
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
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From: Rick Brass via CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:22 PM
To: Wally Bryant ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Batteries
Wal,
What you say is perfectly true, but...
There are deminishingly few battery manufacturers in the US because of the
impacts of environmental and OSHA regulations. And for the past decade or so
Walmart batteries have been made by Globe Battery Div of Johnson Controls.
They also make batteries for Interstate, NAPA, and the Sears Die Hard, among
others.
Walmart and Sam's Club offer very good pricing, the lowest in my area, and
good quality. The 115AH group 27 deep cycle batteries in my 38 were
installed in 2006 and are still going strong. ( the batteries in my 25 were
bought in 2003 and may need to be replaced soon on general principles) They
were rated at 25AH more than the 27 deep cycles from West Marine, and cost
less than half as much. Plus they had a 5 year warranty instead of 12
months.
My experience with deep cycle batteries from Walmart has been very good, and
I have no qualms about recommending them.
Rick Brass
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 30, 2014, at 20:04, Wally Bryant via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
And I don't want to sound cynical, but WalMart doesn't manufacture
anything. With the purchasing power that they have, they can dictate
terms to any supplier. And they do. The battery that you get from
WalMart or Sam's Club this year can be entirely different from the battery
you'll get next year. It might look the same and have the same label...
Wal
you wrote:
Consumer Reports rated the Walmart batteries very highly.
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