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I have a pair of Seavolt 6Vs lead-acid ganged together as the house bank for my boat. They're fine but they aren't nearly as good as the 18 year old Trojan T-105s I pulled out of there in 2006. Yes, 18 years of Canadian winters and no record of service and they could still turn over the diesel...they just couldn't hold a full charge anymore.
To my knowledge, Deka/East Penn do a lot of the "house brand" batteries. Frequently a good test is to check out their website and look at the equivalent Deka/East Penn model. Often they are identical to the WM house brand, save for the colour of the plastic and the label on the top.
I just got off the phone with a buddy who has two East Penn 8D AGMs with which he is very happy. He noted how well they held their charge compared with lead/acid over our Toronto winter. Whether that's important to you is moot.
I'm likely going to 8D AGMs for world cruising shortly, but the brand is still up in the air. I like Lifeline and Discover brands so far.
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Last edited by Valiente; 05-22-2009 at 01:52 PM.
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