I agree!
You might also look at Northstar (?) all virgin lead AGM batteries that come
with (or used to) a very good warranty—full replacement up to 3 yrs IIRC.
Sold at Batteries plus stores (and probably others). One of my crew left the
fridge on when he left the boat and ruined 2 31 size Northstar near the end of
the full replacement date and they were replaced with NEW ones at no charge.
With that kind of customer service, I bought another Northstar from them for my
start battery.
YMMV but I would buy them again when necessary.
Charlie Nelson1995 C&C 36 XL/kcbWater Phantom
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There is a lot of reason to be concerned about off brands. Pretty much all
cycling batteries of the same size will be about the same AH rating. There is
no magic in lead batteries, the AH per pound is pretty consistent. What
matters *hugely* is the number of cycles that they can endure before being
trashed. The various cheap Chinese imports are highly variable to say the
least, their reviews are all over the place. Lifeline is usually considered the
best AGM maker.
FYI – Deka makes all the West Marine AGMs, you might call around your local
battery shop and see what they charge. They are worse than Lifelines, but if
they crap out after a week at least you can return them to the store 😉
Joe Della Barba
Coquina C&C 35 MK I
Kent Island MD USA
From: David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2022 11:25 AM
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Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com>
Subject: Stus-List Batteries again
I have been following the battery discussion and have a question. I need to
replace my two 9 year old AGM batteries this season. I have separate start and
house batteries which can be combined if needed. I don’t have large power
needs (electronics, autopilot and fridge when cruising). I have been reading
and researching this and I am unsure of what to purchase. From what I have
read, AH is the important number to focus on. Last time, I got Lifeline AGM
group 27 from Defender. Defender has 3 different group 27 batteries
Powertech rated at 92AH which cost about $330
Lifeline rated at 100AH for 432
Northstar rated at 92AH for 457
>From Amazon, I can get a VMAX group 27 with 100AH for $289 or a Universal with
>110 AH for $239. Is there any reason to be concerned about less known (to me)
>brands from Amazon or does it make sense to just focus on the numbers?
>Thanks- Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
