Quote Originally Posted by hairball View Post
ProMariner is definitely one of the better names. As far as batteries, I believe taking proper care of them is more important than whose name is on it. I've owned boats since 1984 and have never had batteries that I was really displeased with. Take care of them and they'll take care of you.
I agree 100%. I recently purchased the ProMariner 3 bank 5/5/3 and so far it's been okay...and you can't beat the price of it ($110)! You can get chargers with more amps and charge your batteries faster, but really there's not a real need for it unless you need a super fast charge. I have used the Bass Pro Shop brand before too, and never had any issues with it.

Battery life depends on how you take care of them. I've always started charging them as soon as I got home. I check the fluid levels twice a year. That's really not that hard to do. I usually get 4 good years out of my batteries before they start wearing down quicker.

I've never had any issues with the Wal-Mart marine batteries.