1989 Nautique 2001 Guidance & Info: Best Battery Options?

[Jamminjethro]

My apologies for another post on this topic as I’ve seen several marine battery discussions, but wanted to try to focus in on specifics of my older 2001 model Nautique. I’ve gotten conflicting info about the need for a Marine specific battery versus a general battery (for starting/ignition). Would welcome the many of you here who’ve forgotten more than I know about these matters.

[shag]

Depends a little on how you operate. Do you sit with the stereo going for long periods? If so maybe a battery with a bigger reserve capacity. Personally, I wold put the largest deep cycle battery that you can fit in the tray in there. Ultimately, upgrading to a two battery system with a Perko switch is the way to go and use a good quality 2 cell battery maintainer when not in use imo.

[bturner]

Nothing like a battery thread to get things going..... Shag is spot on however if your boat in your profile is correct I don't think a dual battery set up is going to be a piratical choice and you're probably not spending hours at the beach with the tunes cranking with that smaller sized boat but ICBW. So what's a guy to do? Well if you believe the marketing material marine batteries are built to better withstand the vibration and shock of the environment they operate in. Most marine specific batteries will typically also offer threaded posts as well as the lead lugs typically found on cars. Depending on the type of connections you have you may need these terminals to connect your boat's electrical system. If so a marine battery is for you.

All this said if you don't care about the engineering and have automotive style connectors and want the absolute cheapest solution available then by all means buy the cheapest automotive battery you can find and just replace it when it goes bad. If you want something better then consider something like this Interstate dual purpose lead/acid battery...

https://www.interstatebatteries.com/...s/dual-purpose

From there we go into AGM which is a whole other conversation where the religion and opinions are very strong and everyone is an expert.....

[THE HECKLER]

Using an interstate group 65 auto battery in mine. allows the lid to close in my '98.

[Jamminjethro]

Wow!! Great info all. Thank you so much. I’ll absolutely follow up on the advice above. Sure appreciate your generosity to this end.

[CincinnatiCC]

We owned an '89 Nautique for 20 years. Always ran regular automotive batteries in it. Usually good for 5-6 years and relatively inexpensive. That will work well as long as you aren't using the stereo for hours on end. As mentioned above, there are longer lasting options if you want to use the battery for the stereo while stopped. Just depends on what you want to use it for, and then how much you are willing to spend.

[ScooterMcgavin]

We owned an '89 Nautique for 20 years. Always ran regular automotive batteries in it. Usually good for 5-6 years and relatively inexpensive. That will work well as long as you aren't using the stereo for hours on end. As mentioned above, there are longer lasting options if you want to use the battery for the stereo while stopped. Just depends on what you want to use it for, and then how much you are willing to spend.

Same here in my 89 sport I had back in the day

[Alcottawa]

I've purchased my last few batteries from local transport truck/trailer supply places. The prices are great, the batteries are tried and true holding up in much harsher environments (transport batteries are set up outside of the cab). I typically just ask the guys at the counter which ones are holding up best vs. price and they will be pretty straight up about which brands they see failing often. Not sure how many options they have smaller than group 27 but worth looking in to... bonus, many will drop off without charge and pick up your old one.

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