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Old 03-19-2015, 05:56 PM
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Oh, one nice part I did that I forgot to mention is the aft motor well barrier, the panel that further seals off the motor well from the cockpit. Previously this was a fiberglass panel that was screwed into place. It was heavy and being screwed into place made accessing the motor well and the bilge hatch a pain in the ass. So, I bolted down a piece of plastic U channel on the front of the motor well for the panel to sit in. I built a new panel of 1/4" balsa core with fiberglass skins; it is much lighter than the previous solid fiberglass panel. The panel will sit in the U channel and then I'll use barrel bolts on the upper section to secure it in the motor well. That way, to remove it, simply undo the barrel bolts and the panel will pull right out. I'm also going to build a storage space for when the panel is not needed and out of the motor well. It fits perfectly under the deck all the way aft. This will be one of the final items that gets finished up, but there is a pic of the U channel in the motor well in the Google gallery. Here is the pic:

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