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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-...cord/106885260

If those of you in Tasmania are feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, it literally is.

But what surprised me is by how much such a high pressure system lowered the water level. 30 cm is lot.

southace said..


I have wasted so much money on agms over the past 3 cruising yachts I have owned. Simply they don't like loads or being used below 12.5 volts. I fitted 3 iTechworld 160 pros 6 months ago and am so happy with the performances. I treat them like AGMs nothing added other than I can use the coffee machine and toaster without having to wake up the neighbours with the genset. I have a Victron dc/dc 40amp charger , Victron 70amp charger , and the 20amp solar when the suns out all with recommended fuses. In the app I can see the temperature on each battery, set alarms and see each individual cell voltage. I can also turn each battery off and on separately. Tonight I have turned 2 battery's Off and just running the fridges and diesel heat on the one battery just to see how quickly the one battery will charge from the overnight discarge. Use the recommended wire sizes and correct fuses and get a qualified sparky to check your work. That's what my insurance company suggested to me. I will never have a agm as house battery on my yachts again in my lifetime.

Lithium certainly seems the way to go now I am pretty keen to move away from AGMs.

Having done a little research since some of the comments above it doesn't look like the Australian standard is too arduous to meet and the main issue is with the internal BMS with AS/NZS 3004 requiring external BMS and an audio and visual alarm. Ive since watched several videos by Will Prowse (posted above by ActionSportsWA) and if he is indeed that knowledgeable in the subject then some of those battles - even the cheaper ones have in-built BMS's that most likely meet the AS/NZS 3004 except for the fact that they are not externally fitted..

So if to stay compliant even if it's just for insurance purposes, you'll have to fit an external BMS and alarm system. No big deal and not all that expensive in the big scheme of boat ownership, but if the Salty Captain batteries I linked to above use Prismatic cells and Victron (a well known and probably the market leader) uses the same cells, how is there a $1000 dollar difference for the same amp/h battery? BMS and Bluetooth connectivity I see being part of the difference, but as I noted you'd have to fit an external BMS anyway, and build quality. Both those seem to be what Will Prowse gets the most concerned about in his videos. Rarely does he mention the cell types or quality. Even some of the more expensive batteries had some cons which is what I think some of the posters above were trying to point out.

I am not trying to find the cheapest option here and I am not interested in a battery from Temu or Ali Express. But surely an Australian business selling within Australia must only be selling batteries that meet Australian standards right 🤔🤔🤔

Or am I missing something?

My AGMs are not particularly all that old but I suspected they were buggered due to my own neglect.


I will almost definitely upgrade to LiFePO4 with an increased capacity. There are some great deals at the moment and LiFEPO4 batteries are definitely getting cheaper.

What I’m becoming more and more confused with are the actual cells used in the battery. EVA seems to be common but expensive. Maybe they are in the likes of Victron branded batteries. But this one from Salty Captain (didn’t know they made batteries) seems like a good price and my research shows that’s the battery cells are of a good quality also..

Has Lithium now largely just come down to brand names or is there still a big difference in the cells?

saltycaptain.com.au/products/powercell-200ah-super-slim-battery-with-bluetooth

Prime spot…

Are you leasing it out of interest? To ad to Microbe’s post unless it’s changed you can buy the apparatus just not the seabed it’s anchored to. About 5-6 years ago moorings were being sold for 15-20k which was not likely very legit. Some (trusting) people sold boats and kept a level of ownership still ($1) and kept the mooring registered in their name.

People will find a way 😎

Moorings in both Mangles Bay and anywhere in the Swan are as rare as hens teeth considering both are mooring controlled areas.


This site often has something although nothing at the moment.


www.westernmoorings.com/index.html

Thanks Gary, I haven’t seen that particular technique before.

I understand the how, I just simply can't manage to achieve a splice.

I come stuck when feeding the core back through the jacket every time. I cannot get the core more than 2 or 3 cm past where the core comes out of the jacket and that to me does not feel like it is enough. I know you can stitch/whip it but you would now be relying purely on the cotton for strength.

It doesn't matter what or where I buy the rope from and I am using Selma Fids (not cheap, but cheap fids aren't any better or worse).

What other options are there other than tying a hitch or bowline? Every couple of years when I replace the line I have the same dilemma and end up just tying something like halyard hitch.