[Public-List] Battery Compartment

[Bob Bounds]

Echo Gulf #132 has a 12 volt starting battery and two 6 volt golf cart batteries for the house load.  Recently I was adding water to the 6 volt batteries and noticed that one of them was tilted at an unusual angle.  I took both batteries out of the space below the salon sole and discovered that the deck supporting the batteries had failed and was completely rotten. It appears that it was an untreated piece of plywood tabbed with fibreglass to the sides of the bilge.  The plywood  was dry, but crumpled when I pulled it out.  

I am concerned with how to proceed with the repair.  I could replace the piece that failed, but wonder if there is more rot in the structure under the sole.  I found in the archives (October 30, 2005) pictures of a similar repair on #380.

Has anyone had a similar problem and  what are your opinions on how to proceed with a repair?

Thanks for any advice.

Bob Bounds



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