Batteries for Leisure and Marine Use.

General use regular pleasure boat usage Batteries

These are the type of batteries that the regular weekend and holiday boat and pleasure boat person would buy and use. These type of batteries are very similar to the regular type of car starter batteries. Some manufacturers claim all sorts of advantages you may gain from buying their product. Some companies that make batteries may claim that their batteries have heavier plates, but in general the marine batteries with the twin posts are very much of the same quality between most of the battery makers.

These type of batteries are sold throughout the United Kingdom, you can buy them at your local dealers, or nowadays they are sold online. The prices are very competitive these days with a110amp battery costing around the £85 mark delivered. The warranty should be for 2 years for general boat use (stopping and starting) with the most popular sizes of 85amp,100amp and 110amp. Larger sizes are available, these are usually truck batteries, but as a general rule if the battery is strong enough to start and run a truck it will do a good job for your boat, whatever the size.

Things that would of advantage to you when considering the purchase of your new battery would the following, try and get an MF battery(maintenance free) ,these batteries are sealed with a blow off valve for extreme conditions(very hot weather) the valve releases the pressure and resets itself. Also you do not need to keep topping them up. Screw tops may allow acid to escape and acid does not like salt water?. Also a carrying handle helps you lift the battery in a confined space.

In general most batteries are of a good quality and unless you intent to sail round the World will do a good job on the regular boat,whatever the type.