Install location for battery charger, want to double check

PDubs

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I want to make sure I ask about the location before installing this thing. Pretty simple install/wiring, but would like to double check a few items:
- Manual indicates top of charger surface 4" below the ceiling of any compartment, 6" above the floor, and 1' away from immediate heat source of the engine. At the current location I have depicted as 5" below the ceiling of the sunpad, will this location work?
- If I can install it there, it's a thin sheet of open fiberglass to install it on. I have the stainless steel (sheet metal) screws but don't feel confident it will survive the various bouncing the boat will experience. How can I shore this up structurally? Would plywood behind the area in which I plan to install suffice?

Image provided below. Thanks for any/all assistance. Charger is Guest 2611A.

Battery_Charger_Location.jpg
 

Silvertip

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Re: Install location for battery charger, want to double check

No sheet metal screws. Use machine screws with a flat washer. Use a lockwasher and nut or better yet, a self locking nut (they have a nylon insert in them).
 

PDubs

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Re: Install location for battery charger, want to double check

Thanks again for your quick help Silvertip!
 
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