I have a 14' aluminum boat and the model is shown below.
For fishing starting I have a group 29 Marine battery that weighs in at 96 pounds. I am getting older and this battery gets heavier every year as I move it in the boat. So I was looking at the nose of the V Hull and decided that would be a good place for the battery to be located.
The problem I noted was that if I simply put a board of some sort across the V I was worried that the battery could bounce and possibly wear the hull or damage the battery even if it sat on a board to give the battery a level surface in the V notch.
I thought about it and decided to flood the notch with Polyurethane foam which would provide a cushion for the battery and would in turn keep it in place.
I will use some plastic wrap as a mold release to keep the polyurethane from sticking to the hall and put enough in and let it semi harden so that I can set the battery in its battery box into the foam thereby securing it and cushioning it at the same time.
The polyurethane foam is widely available at any hardware store, it's cheap, pretty much weatherproof for my application anyway and should do the trick. I think there are many applications that the expanding polyurethane foam could be used in our boats.
For fishing starting I have a group 29 Marine battery that weighs in at 96 pounds. I am getting older and this battery gets heavier every year as I move it in the boat. So I was looking at the nose of the V Hull and decided that would be a good place for the battery to be located.
The problem I noted was that if I simply put a board of some sort across the V I was worried that the battery could bounce and possibly wear the hull or damage the battery even if it sat on a board to give the battery a level surface in the V notch.
I thought about it and decided to flood the notch with Polyurethane foam which would provide a cushion for the battery and would in turn keep it in place.
I will use some plastic wrap as a mold release to keep the polyurethane from sticking to the hall and put enough in and let it semi harden so that I can set the battery in its battery box into the foam thereby securing it and cushioning it at the same time.
The polyurethane foam is widely available at any hardware store, it's cheap, pretty much weatherproof for my application anyway and should do the trick. I think there are many applications that the expanding polyurethane foam could be used in our boats.
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