As i eariier said be sure your get the higher CCA battery.
They sell a cheaper lower CCA.
As long as all is up to par electric's, fuel, choke ect. you should be good to go an,
not have to be druged home by a black head !!! oop's
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As i eariier said be sure your get the higher CCA battery.
They sell a cheaper lower CCA.
As long as all is up to par electric's, fuel, choke ect. you should be good to go an,
not have to be druged home by a black head !!! oop's
So I can use the Odyssey 680 after all! Thanks to y.ou all`s contributions. Rgds
Lawn/Riding Mower battery VS Motorcyle Type
The riding lawnmower type batteries are definately better than some motorcyle type batteries. Honestly though, don't confuse physical size with power in a battery. Also, there is a HUGE difference in ratings. Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) is rated below freezing. Cranking Amps (CA) is rated at 80 degrees. Most of your marine batteries are rated at cranking amps and not CCA. Hence in the winter they won't perform as well as a CCA rated battery of the same amps.
When you look for your smaller battery, remember one thing, if they are cramming a lot of CCA or CA into a small battery, it leaves little room for reserve. This means it will spin it over fast, but if you have to crank a while, and then go back and crank again, it won't last long.
If you have a charging system on the engine, for your project, run it out to the sandbar, you should be okay. But for your first run or two I would take along a spare maring cranking battery until you figure out how long that little one will last.
I had a carb problem with one of my Merc triples and must have restarted it 30 times before getting back in from the center of the lake--why do they always die in the CENTE of the darn lake? Anyways, I use a standard size lawn mower battery and it was still cranking fine.
Jeff
MERCURY? What is the old saying - If you wanna go fast buy a merc, If you wanna get back buy a Johnson!!
Shorai Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is the ultimate in weight versus power technology. This battery weighs in at only 4.96 pounds and offers an incredible 540 C.C.A. This is a drop in replacement for your Lead-acid battery, and will require no change to your stock charging system, 36 AH 12 Volt. $315.00
It's pricy! But I considered it cheap HP.
and just refuse a tow by a chrysler at all costs ha haOriginally Posted by ultrafast30
My buddy's Merc died in the miiddle of the river and he had to be towed in by a ....Jetski!
He'll never live that down.
Jeff
Most likely with a Chrysler powerhead LOL
Unfortunately, not. One of those lamentable Merc 40 twins. Ugh! Water in the lower cylinder due to a cracked block.
Jeff
PS: Ironically, he's now running a Chrysler 50 hp and it works very well!
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