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Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group Size 31
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Jul 19, 2026
Reviewer name: mark
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Maintenance battery - requires checking water

Perfect to replace a battery operated back up for a sump pump that requires a maintenance battery

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Jun 2, 2018
Reviewer name: John
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Verified Purchase

Trolling motor battery

Bought battery for trolling motor, seemed to work fine. Hard to tell how much actual capacity, but used trolling motor for 5-6 hours.

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Apr 2, 2021
Reviewer name: Chucky Tuna
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

So Far, So Good

I purchased a pair of these batteries 3 years ago for my 24 volt trolling motor, which I use seasonally 6 months out of the year. The rest of the year the batteries are stored and disconnected from my onboard charger. As a previous reviewer commented, the batteries are a bit "thirsty" and need to be topped-off with distilled water periodically. I'm on my trolling motor almost continually, I recharge after every outing, and the batteries are always on my charger when not in use (with the exception of when they are stored for the 6 month off-season). I expected these deep cycles to last about 3 years, which they have. I'll be anxious to see if I can get a 4th . . . or maybe even a 5th out of them.

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Apr 5, 2026
Reviewer name: KEVIN
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

I have 20 of these installed since January 2019 on an off grid cabin. 7 years of constant use later they have lost only 35% of their capacity. I power a 8k BTU AC in the summer just fine. 3.2kw solar charging MAKE SURE YOU TREAT THEM RIGHT BY NOT DISCHARGING BELOW 50% AND KEEP THEM FILLED WITH DISTILLED WATER.

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Oct 14, 2017
Reviewer name: 2 legged deer watcher
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

trolling motor batterie

i recently purchased this batt., I have 15 ft. Grumman canoe with outriggers.46 lb thrust motor. ran all afternoon , 1 ft waves, in fact I went too far stayed too long. & this battery brought me home after 6 hours,not 1 light left on trolling motor inst.panel,& we slowly made it. it just kept turning that prop. great battery gona get another .

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May 30, 2020
Reviewer name: Ox
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Working great in my RV

I replaced a group 24 battery that came with my RV. I had about 2.5 years on it but wanted a larger battery so we could dry camp without running the generator so much. This battery has been working great. I had to get a larger battery box and beef-up the battery holder to accommodate the heavier battery. I wish the battery was fresher, it's already 3 months old but it's all Sams had and I didn't want to wait for new stock. All cells had to be refilled with distilled water, they were low, but not critically. After that, I put it on a charger overnight, leaving the caps loose, and by morning it was at 13.7 volts. Good to go.

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Sep 26, 2020
Reviewer name: Dean
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Keeps failing

I just don't understand. I purchased 3 of these a few years ago. Luckily I kept the receipts because all 3 failed around 10 months. The replacements failed around 10 months also. So I am on my 3rd set of these. They all didn't fail at the same time. But they were a couple of weeks apart. These are properly maintained used on a boat with onboard charger. I mean I guess I'll keep using them and getting free replacements every 10 months but it is just such a pain. If anything last longer than a year I will be replacing with something different for sure.

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Jun 14, 2022
Reviewer name: fred
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

12 month warrenty matches the 14 month life

Bought 3 hoping to get 3 years out of them. One will only charge if I blast is with a boost charger after I plug in the onboard charger. Then the other two will be completely charged and my failing batter will take another 100% proportionate amount of time to charge. Hate to replace the one assuming the other two are going to fail soon.

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Oct 26, 2020
Reviewer name: BBS
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Find Something Else

Remember when the name Duracell indicated quality and long life? Not anymore. I bought this battery in august of 2019 and the date of manufacture was July of 2019. Installed it in my backup sump with a battery maintainer. Now it is the end of October 2020 and it will no longer hold a charge, not low on charge, just zero electricity. Wrote Duracell and have not heard back from them. I get it was cheap but 15 months with never being used?????

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Jun 25, 2020
Reviewer name: Philantfon
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

14 months on 12 month full replacement.

I don’t like doing negative reviews but when you warranty a product for 12 months and they won’t recharge at 14, seems like you got us right where you want us. I worked at an AC Delco battery plant when things were still manufactured in the US and everyone in the plant took pride in what we put out to the consumer. I’m so disappointed. These Duracell batteries were well maintained and still killed over. Sad. I pride myself in reading reviews, wading through negative ones to find quality products, well now these batteries have 9 positive and 10 negative. That speaks volumes.

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