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[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by steplift20

I have the room but I have two battery's back there and didn't want the extra weight If I didn't need it Dual ( starting and deep cycle ) are hard to find in Wally World

Do you have 2 starting batteries?

I got my last one at Auto Zone. Much cheaper than West Marine. I'm surprised Wally doesn't have them. They have deep cycles I know.

I don't know the right answer, if there is one.
I get a dual purpose because the boat is in the water 24 hours a day for 6 months at the mercy of the bilge pump. When fishing, I drift or anchor for hours with the motor off and the electronics running (and the running lights that I forgot to turn off after sunrise)
I like the idea of 2 batteries but I have never needed 2....yet...
When my battery has gone bad (three since 1999), I noticed it when I got aboard and it was weak when lowering the motor or the bilge pump wasn't working.
And batteries only last 5 or 6 years so thats a lot of extra money for not much benefit.