Rand_man50 via BoatKB.com wrote:
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.


Melting the insulation off the jumper cables indicates a BAD
connection: Too much resistance. I believe Calif Bill had it right
when he noted a poor set of jumpers. Put the battery IN the boat in
place of the existing battery.

$200 for a battery? No, you don't need the best of the best yet. If
need be, go to Wally World for a marine cranking battery for probably
around $50.

-Jim