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    Looking for a good starter battery. Does Delco Voyager make a good starter? I have some Delco Voyagers for trolling motor batteries and they last almost forever for me. they are deep cycle though and the boat I will be putting this in has a 350 chevy with volvo outdrive IB/OB. I've read that deep cycles are a bad Idea for a starter battery but has anybody here tried it? Thanks. CF
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    Hey CF, Delco makes a marine starting battery but I don't remember the model number. I use the Voyagers too for my TM. Wouldn't have anything else.
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    i use a delco voyager for starting and trolling . i got some second from a plant hjere some years ago . still using some of them .have 3 starting battries i bougt from coachman plant . i use them now . deep cyckle just holdes longer running power .
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    Quote Originally Posted by crappiefarmer
    Looking for a good starter battery. Does Delco Voyager make a good starter? I have some Delco Voyagers for trolling motor batteries and they last almost forever for me. they are deep cycle though and the boat I will be putting this in has a 350 chevy with volvo outdrive IB/OB. I've read that deep cycles are a bad Idea for a starter battery but has anybody here tried it? Thanks. CF

    crappiefarmer, I started using a deep cycle for starting almost two years ago and I've had no trouble at all. I was having trouble before with the regular starting batteries,they would only last a year and had to be replaced.
    I just use those walmart batteries with an on board charger, and had no trouble, and I use my boat summer and winter.

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    Delcos are good... No maintenance. I've been using a Trojan group 27 dual purpose for my starting battery. Supposed to last longer than an ordinary starting battery as the drain from electronics, pumps, lights, etc. will cause the battery to discharge partially. Dual purpose batteries can be recharged more often before they give up the ghost. Run a search for Trojan batteries. Their website will give you a dealer near you. Cost is about the same as the Delcos.

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