Date:         Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:42:57 -0500
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is THE best battery ?
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>
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http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/marineflyer.php?id=8

marine batteries get pretty massive! We converted a pontoon boat to electric
power using some massive batteries that i believe we found at walmart, deep
cycle gel cell type batteries. Just two of these bad boys can push around
the massive, hyrdrodynamically terrible (Aquatic Vanagon Equivalent), boat
all day long. And the 1600 cold cranking amps should be enough to get your
engine started : )

I'm sure the LT can handle the weight, why not fill the bed with these?

-Craig
'85GL

On Feb 10, 2008 11:32 PM, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

> I have to replace the battery in my LT, so yeah not really a Vanagon
> questions, but a Vanagon's big brother question.
>
> The battery
> that is in there is a BIG monster - same size as the VW Touareg / Porsche
> Cheyanne (except they have TWO of them).
>
> I was thinking of
> going with an Ultima, but now for the red top they are $220 at
> WalMart.  Ultima isn't the ultimate battery, but what is?
>
> What I am planning on doing is running two batteries.  One starting
> battery and one aux battery that I will attach two winches and an HF radio
> system to.  I plan on relocating the batteries to outside the truck
> just behind the cab and installing manual battery disconnects to both of
> them
>
> So, size isn't a problem, but I want the most cranking
> power I can get and the most reserve power I can get as well so I can run
> winches and not worry about killing the starting battery.  Is this
> really just a search for the biggest lead - acid battery I can find and
> going from there or is there something that is better and hopefully
> cheaper than an Ultima?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> David
> Marshall
>
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