We love Greenwell Point. It's a sleepy old fashioned spot where the Shoalhaven River finds its way out to the sea. We were only going to stay here overnight on our way South.
It looks like we'll have another New Year's eve here...
December 2008 Archives
New Year’s Eve on Shoalhaven
Aerial Pictures
We've long wanted some shots of Te Moana from above. We were spoilt with our previous boat - Watty, which had some great photos taken from a helicopter.
Craig took a series of nice shots of Te Moana this past weekend. Not from a helicopter but from a close equivalent, West Head. The weather could have been a bit more exciting, but the shots a great! Thanks Craig.
And our plans for Christmas? Leaving around 28th, we're sailing down the South Coast with an ambition to get as far as Batemans Bay, weather willing. As always, you can follow along on Skipr.
Merry Christmas
Recently, our house battery was clearly on its last legs, barely lasting a night. Te Moana had two 140 Amp hour (Ah), giving it a total of 280Ah. When I started looking for a replacement, I was taken a back by some of the prices I found for direct replacements (approx A$2000).
After a bit of Googling and phone calls, it was clear that Chinese battery manufacturers are establishing themselves and that there were some good deals to had. In the end I settled for three 100 Ah sealed AGM batteries from FullRiver. I ordered them from a small company in South West Sydney , All Purpose Batteries in Narellan and went to pick them up.
He was out of stock of the 100Ah units and I ended up with three 110Ah units in stead, giving Te Moana a healthy 330 Ah capacity for a total outlay of A$870.
As you can see on the left, the three new batteries fit approximately the same space as the two original batteries.
I purchased another set of battery leads to be able to parallel up all three units and with a few small mods to Te Moana's battery compartment, we're back in business.
The next project is to look at fitting Solar Panels to help keep the batteries charged.