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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Ande- Deep cycle gell cells are an ideal low rate discharge battery (read->for trolling motor application) where the discharge rate is 25-50A and they excell over AGM's at higher ambient temperature's. They usually cost more....They are a very poor starting battery, you will quickly kill them, they were not designed for that application.
My deep cycle wet-cells (Everstarts) are a year older than your's, but I know how to take care of them. The usual killer is how you take care of them, meaning type of charger, etc. Use the wrong charger, leave it on to long and overcharge or undercharge them or leave them set for days or weeks in a discharged or even partial discharge condition is a surefire recipe for needing replacement batteries. The charger has to match the battery type and you have to charge them properly.... That's where most guys kill their batteries, I wrote an article for Muskies Inc magazine quite some years back, I think the title was "That battery didn't just die, it was murdered!" Battery salesman love customers who abuse their batteries..... abuse is not covered by the warranty.
A good deep cycle wet-cell will out perform a gell cell or AGM of the same size in a trolling motor application.
Have fun!
Al
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