Duh, start with a new battery installed in the boat. Drain and refill with
fresh gas. Sears has marine batteries for under $80.

"Rand_man50 via BoatKB.com" u26765@uwe wrote in message
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I tried taking a good car battery and jumping it without going through the
old battery, but it still turns over very slowly. It did start to melt the
plastic on my jumper cables, so I'm thinking thats not good. If I do have
to
get a new battery, what kind do I really need? I don't really want to
spend
$200 if I can help it.

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