248 voyager with 2002 Yamaha f225

[Kevin Hawes]

What types of battery to run 1998 248 voyager with a 2002 Yamaha f225 tura

 

[Kevin Hawes]

Some are saying that 2002 Yamaha F225 TURA should not use agm batteries others say it’s ok, not sure what Yamaha says but was told older Yamahas can’t run agm’s due to alternators used on them

 

[Mustang65fbk]

I've got a 2004 Grady White 228 Seafarer with a single 2004 Yamaha F225 on it, of which I replaced my batteries on it in the fall of 2023 with dual Interstate brand 24M-XHD's and haven't had any issues with them. Before doing so, I talked with my local GW dealership of which they said just get the same version of new batteries that the old ones were, both of which I believe are starting/cranking batteries. They also didn't recommend that I go with the AGM's, their claim was that they don't do well with excessive vibration, bouncing up and down, they don't last more than a few years, etc. Right or wrong, that's just what they told me and I stuck with the wet cell batteries mentioned above.

 

[Don Davis]

I've got a 2004 Grady White 228 Seafarer with a single 2004 Yamaha F225 on it, of which I replaced my batteries on it in the fall of 2023 with dual Interstate brand 24M-XHD's and haven't had any issues with them. Before doing so, I talked with my local GW dealership of which they said just get the same version of new batteries that the old ones were, both of which I believe are starting/cranking batteries. They also didn't recommend that I go with the AGM's, their claim was that they don't do well with excessive vibration, bouncing up and down, they don't last more than a few years, etc. Right or wrong, that's just what they told me and I stuck with the wet cell batteries mentioned above.

Well that’s interesting as I have been running Optima AGM marine batteries and they have outlasted any wet batteries by a few years, I guess I’ve been lucky. I thought the AGMs were better for vibration and bouncing.

 

[Mustang65fbk]

Well that’s interesting as I have been running Optimal AGM marine batteries and they have outlasted any wet batteries by a few years, I guess I’ve been lucky. I thought the AGMs were better for vibration and bouncing.

I had an Optima red top battery in my 1965 mustang fastback, of which I bought the battery back in 2008 and it worked great until just under 2020, or over 10 years and it was a great battery. That being said, I've heard from several people on the vintage mustang owners forum that have since purchased Optima batteries, as well as other's experiences on Google reviews, that they aren't anywhere near as great or long lasting as they used to be. That's about the only experience that I have with AGM batteries, and the above is just what my local GW dealership Jacobsen's Marine mentioned about their experience with AGM batteries. This was back in 2023 when I went to swap out the current batteries on my boat for new ones, of which I inquired about the AGM's vs wet cells, and they said they'd had several AGM batteries fail after only 2-3 years of usage. I've had good luck with Interstate brand wet cell batteries for my vehicles and other boats in the past, hopefully they'll make 5-7 years of good usage.