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vdotmatrix
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Initially Posted - 07/23/2019 :  19:57:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I had to remove the remote and control cables from the old motor and had to remove the aft panel.

The bottom is fairly rotted,

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/SIzX6jQ5SAWr_nLS_2fzqw.rEHTqoN_84msfv4szBpUFa

I want to make another panel with a convenient hatch with flag hinges and not that pain in the @#$ hatch that you have to lift up and wrestle with.

Has anyone used anything other than plywood to replace this thing?

Thanks

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whk1965
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Response Posted - 07/25/2019 :  15:34:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Don't need to replace unless you want to, not structural.
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Response Posted - 07/25/2019 :  15:41:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
vdotmatrix... you solved a problem for me. I had no idea that whole panel came off. I need to redo the battery trays and an bunch of cabling... was thinking I had to do the whole thing through that door. Awesome pix, good luck on the project.
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Response Posted - 07/25/2019 :  17:34:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Man I would like to do something about that ridiculous battery access. It is so lame. You have to lift it up then pull it out but you can't because the cushions are there[quote... Marine plywood?]Originally posted by doublereefed

vdotmatrix... you solved a problem for me. I had no idea that whole panel came off. I need to redo the battery trays and an bunch of cabling... was thinking I had to do the whole thing through that door. Awesome pix, good luck on the project.
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Response Posted - 07/25/2019 :  21:04:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Don't need to replace unless you want to, not structural.

I wouldn't assume that. I never left the slip with that panel removed. I think it helps stiffen the hull from lateral flexing, especially in a heavy blow.

However, I agree that a little rot at the bottom edge of the panel would be harmless. If you really want to fix it, a little grinding away the rot and fiberglass/epoxy mat in the right place should make it as good as new.
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Response Posted - 07/26/2019 :  04:51:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That would be much more involved than just tracing the pattern and making a new pieice. Besides The purpose of the OP was to ask about a suitable material and to enlarge and make the battery compartment hatch a better more accessible design
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Don't need to replace unless you want to, not structural.

I wouldn't assume that. I never left the slip with that panel removed. I think it helps stiffen the hull from lateral flexing, especially in a heavy blow.

However, I agree that a little rot at the bottom edge of the panel would be harmless. If you really want to fix it, a little grinding away the rot and fiberglass/epoxy mat in the right place should make it as good as new.
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