Is your boat’s electrical system on the fritz? Do you need to make a new connection to your boat’s batteries? Thinking of tackling the project on your own? If you do, make sure you use the right tools and parts for the job - which includes dedicated marine battery wire for any wiring jobs or connections. And in case you have any questions about marine battery cable and terminals , these are some of the most common. What Is the Difference Between Marine Battery Wire and Regular Wire? Both marine battery wire and regular wire and used to carry a current around an electrical system, in the case of battery cable, as leads for a battery. However, marine battery wire has two specific attributes that make it more suitable for the application than normal wire. One is that it is not wire at all, but cable. “Wire” is a bit of a misnomer, actually, since a wire is a single-stranded conductor. Cable, on the other hand, is made of many fine braided conductors. Marine battery cable is made wit