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Yet for the entire history of yacht batteries in NZ they are in wooden boxes under a bunk with no outside vents fuming away under the squab usually. Number of FLA incidents compared to boating hours is infestiminal.

My understanding of all the Lithium style batteries, the Marine LiFePO4 are the least fire hazard of all, perhaps even less of a fire hazard than AGM or old style Lead Acid Golf Cart type. Don't hesitate to put me right though - what I know about electrical things is less than Donald Trump knows about how Tariffs work.

Thanks motorb, aardvarkash10. I will check out the options during this week. I have identified the cause. There is a bronze gear fixed to the bottom of the drum with stainless fixings. Galvanic corrosion around the stainless fixing has put pressure on the drum. Kicking myself for not spotting it and attending to it. Today's job is to strip the gear from the partner winch, clean and duralac etc. Learnt something new about my boat, the hard way again... kind regards Kieran

Honestly, I'm waiting a few more years for the new sodium-ion battery tech to come into the mainstream. It's got all the benefits of lithium with none of the fire hazard, at only a slight weight penalty. It's already on the market so won't take long for victron etc to catch up. In the meantime, I'll stick with my AGM lead acid. Saving 20-30kg isn't going to make much difference for me (and the weight is low down anyway). OK, that wasn't helpful.... stainless is fine for a battery box assuming there's no chafing or shorting, but where is all the heat and gas going to go if it