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After having been around boats for a large part of my life I'm constantly shocked how countless individuals end up sticking a five year old vehicle battery in the rear of the yacht, with the hope that it can start their outboard when they need it.

The use of faulty boat battery varieties in ocean going water craft is all too widespread, and I question how many times it gets people into difficulty.

The discharge capabilities of a car battery are vastly different from that of the marine battery, that are designed to be able to lose, in many instances up to 50% of the charge without the risk of suffering damage. This is not the case for the normal vehicle battery which is designed to be trickle charged by means of an alternator, and the loss of greater than 5% of its charge could possibly result in permanent damage. Not a fine type of battery to get you out of problems on the open sea or on a wide area of open water.

I have produced a new web site devoted to the humble Boat Battery in the hope that site visitors will study the information provided and go out and make a purchase of the proper battery for their vessels. Utilising the acceptable equipment is vital to maritime safety and must not be ignored.

So many people are far too complacent in relation to what appear to be small issues, until they discover themselves in a grave situation which requires them calling for external help. The worst case scenario is they don't even get to call for that. So check out the site, see if you find the information helpful and get the proper boat batteries for your boat.