Batterys For My 22VE

[Digger]

I just purchased a 07 22VE and i need two new battery's. What type shoud i be looking for?

[Timmy!]

It originally came with Interstate group 24's, one for starting and one for the stereo if you have the dual battery option. They are decent batteries, mine lasted 5 years.
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/c...o/marine_f.asp
SRM-24 and a 24M-XHD

You don't have to get Interstates, just pick something that has similar CCA's and is the same physical size. Do you have any stereo upgrades planned or anything? If so, may want to plan your purchase around that.

[Timmy!]

BTW - Welcome to the site! Post up some pics of your new boat! We LOVE pictures around here!

[NICKYPOO]

I just purchased two new batteries for my boat. Both Interstate. The cranking battery is a 27M-XHD and the house battery is a SRM-29. They were both under $130 each. You really want to keep one dedicated to starting the boat (cranking) and one deep cell (house) for running the stereo and what not.

[skippabcool]

Congrats and welcome to the site. I just bought a new house battery, deep cycle, and upped from a group 24 to a group 29. It is tight but fits. I even have it in a group 31 box. I bought it from Walmart.

[skippabcool]

Post up some pics of your new boat! We LOVE pictures around here!

x2

Where are you located?

[robert theisen]

Welcome to the site.Interstate makes some really good batteries.I've really had good luck with them.

[majestic]

I just swapped mine as well. Stayed with the interstate group 24 for starting and went with a Group 29 in a 27 battery box.

[chpthril]

For a direct drop-in replacement, get a group-24 marine cranking and a group-24 marine deep-cycle.

Im partial to interstate, but like 90% of all the batteries are made by a handful of manufacturers, so you should to go with just about any reputable brand name out there.

[NICKYPOO]

I just swapped mine as well. Stayed with the interstate group 24 for starting and went with a Group 29 in a 27 battery box.

x2 on the group 29 in the 27 box. It fits perfect.

[Fire_medic]

I have interstate in mine

[Digger]

I purchased two new optima sc34m group 34,any thought? When i'm at idol and turn on the stereo or any other switches it starts to flash low voltage 11.4V. When i give it gas it goes to 12V plus. Need some help please!!!

[chpthril]

Sounds like a loose or corroded connection or faulty alternator. Inspect the connections and make sure you havent missed a cable that fallen to the back.

You may find that the Optima is not a good match for for your boat due to the Diode type isolator. Optimas require a higher voltage level to reach a full charge and the Diode isolator has a .7V drop across the its internal circuitry. If you find this to be the case, then a proper charger can be used to fully replenish the batteries between outings.

[bigskymudflaps]

Batteries

After talking with a techy guy at interstate, he recommended two batteries for my 2007 RZ2. I have a factory stereo, four tower speakers, a bunch of speakers in the boat, and a 10" woofer. I believe there are two big amps. It was probably at the high end of the line when the boat was made in 2007. I also, and more significantly, have 8 jabsco ballast puppies. My alternator is a 95amps. The boat came with two group 24 marine cranking deep cycle batteries. They were at 50% capacity when I had them checked a couple weeks ago -- pretty good for batteries that were made in 2006 and 2007.

Anyway, the tech guy at interstate recommended a group 24m-xhd cranking deep cycle battery for the starting battery and their NEW Pro ECL series for my accesories (The pro's came out in April 2012). I went with the biggest one they had: Pro-29M. The new pro line is supposed to efficient like a glass mat "agm" battery. I believe the pros charge better with the use of an alternator and cycle better over time than the standard srms. I'm told that traditional deep cycles prefer lower voltage charges over time. I have large amp draws due to the pumps and need the extended power for the stereo while parked. The new pros have the same reserve and cranking capacity as the older SRM line, but include improved performance. Interstate says they are a big improvement and are very well suited as a "house" battery in boats. They are "wet" batteries and are much less expensive than the AGM and gel batteries. Some people like the gels, but the capacities are lower, they are extremely expensive, and you can over charge them easily. As far as AGMs go, I don't know much, except that they are good and expensive. Check out the new pros -- they come in three sizes, 24, 27, and 29. The shop where I buy a lot of my marine supplies had no idea what the Pro's were and said they couldn't get them after they spoke with the local distributor. So, I called interstate at the national level and asked where I could get them. National called the distributor, distributor called me back and I had my battery in two weeks. I can't remember the cost exactly, about 215 without a core exchange for the Pro 29.

[skippabcool]

After talking with a techy guy at interstate, he recommended two batteries for my 2007 RZ2. I have a factory stereo, four tower speakers, a bunch of speakers in the boat, and a 10" woofer. I believe there are two big amps. It was probably at the high end of the line when the boat was made in 2007. I also, and more significantly, have 8 jabsco ballast puppies. My alternator is a 95amps. The boat came with two group 24 marine cranking deep cycle batteries. They were at 50% capacity when I had them checked a couple weeks ago -- pretty good for batteries that were made in 2006 and 2007.

Anyway, the tech guy at interstate recommended a group 24m-xhd cranking deep cycle battery for the starting battery and their NEW Pro ECL series for my accesories (The pro's came out in April 2012). I went with the biggest one they had: Pro-29M. The new pro line is supposed to efficient like a glass mat "agm" battery. I believe the pros charge better with the use of an alternator and cycle better over time than the standard srms. I'm told that traditional deep cycles prefer lower voltage charges over time. I have large amp draws due to the pumps and need the extended power for the stereo while parked. The new pros have the same reserve and cranking capacity as the older SRM line, but include improved performance. Interstate says they are a big improvement and are very well suited as a "house" battery in boats. They are "wet" batteries and are much less expensive than the AGM and gel batteries. Some people like the gels, but the capacities are lower, they are extremely expensive, and you can over charge them easily. As far as AGMs go, I don't know much, except that they are good and expensive. Check out the new pros -- they come in three sizes, 24, 27, and 29. The shop where I buy a lot of my marine supplies had no idea what the Pro's were and said they couldn't get them after they spoke with the local distributor. So, I called interstate at the national level and asked where I could get them. National called the distributor, distributor called me back and I had my battery in two weeks. I can't remember the cost exactly, about 215 without a core exchange for the Pro 29.

What is the warranty on the Pro's?