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Originally Posted by Steve Pope  I would suggest just using silicone, but you will probably find that the cat 1 inspector will be quite happy with them the way they are, as long as the battery (s) can't fall out if the boat is inverted.. I made mine out of ply then glassed them but didn't have the clever idea of having a removable panel so have to lift them in and out. |
See attached photo of battery boxes I designed, and then had constructed.
Note they are elevated 9mm from the box base, and with cleats proving 15mm spacing all around, to ensure adequate air-space.
One side removable with wing nuts, plus a bolt wing nut design to secure them in the box in case of a "roll".
Cleats are also positioned on the sole to ensure if/when you remove the boxes they can be returned to the exact same position to be re-secured to the sole.
Also attached is the larger (6 batteries) of my two new House Bank battery boxes