Marine Deep Cycle Batteries

If you run a trolling motor, a fish finder, and a livewell off the same boat, you already know the starting battery isn't the one keeping your day going. What you need is a deep cycle marine battery built to be drawn down and recharged over and over without quitting on you. That's the category we stock at Bulldog Battery in Willoughby, OH, and it's built for the boats most people around here actually run: small to mid-size rigs with one to three batteries aboard, depending on how much electronics you're powering.

Flooded and AGM Marine Deep Cycle Batteries — How to Tell Which One Fits

We carry both chemistries, because the right answer depends on how you boat. Our most popular flooded option is our house brand, Bulldog Battery. It's a fair-priced workhorse for anglers who keep an eye on water levels and don't mind a little upkeep. We also stock Crown flooded in-house and can bring in Deka flooded on a specialty order. On the sealed side, we keep Deka and Crown AGM on the shelf. An AGM deep cycle marine battery costs more up front, but it's spill-proof, takes vibration and repeated deep draws in stride, and asks nothing of you between trips. Crown and Deka are both built here in the United States, which matters to a lot of the people we sell to.

A few ways customers sort themselves out:

• Fish a few weekends a month and watch your battery? Our Bulldog Battery flooded line gives you dependable deep-cycle power without paying for more than you need.
• Want sealed, maintenance-free power that shrugs off rough water? A Deka or Crown AGM is the better long-run value.
• Running a hard-pulling trolling motor or a big electronics package? We'll help you match the group size and capacity to your boat, and sort out whether one battery or a bank of two or three makes sense.
• Not sure the battery is even the problem? Bring it in. Our free battery and charging-system testing tells you whether you need a battery or whether something else aboard is draining it.

Plenty of the boaters we help come from around Lake County, from Mentor and Painesville to the Willoughby area, and a lot of them found us when they went looking for a marine battery nearby before a season opener. We've been sorting out marine power from the same Willoughby shop for 36 years, and most of the time we can match you to the right battery the same day. About one time in ten, we'll tell you the battery was never the problem in the first place.

Come in, tell us how you use your boat, and we'll point you to the right deep cycle marine battery. Call us at 440-942-2555 or stop by the shop on Vine St. And if the battery doesn't solve the problem, we'll make it right.