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MV 1448 Deck Question
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<blockquote data-quote="HeavyHook" data-source="post: 393493" data-attributes="member: 18315"><p>Appreciate you asking - like you said "never hurts to ask". </p><p></p><p>I think based off of you asking I am going to turn the battery 180 degrees so the terminals could never hit the aluminum. </p><p></p><p>I used bolts to hold the aluminum together instead of rivets. The surface isn't going to get much standing time and only used maybe to step on or off the boat. I wanted it to mainly cover the battery and for safety in case someone stepped there. </p><p></p><p>Do you think the bolts were the best way to go? I thought rivets were better but I've heard a few times that they wiggle loose... </p><p></p><p>Having the room in the transom area is great. I have a battery on the opposite side for starting the motor and fish finder. I do have the tank in the middle area though because of weight to keep the boat sitting more level. Otherwise it gets heavy back there and hard to plane. It also would have the bow up too high when someone sits in the swivel chair fishing with two batteries / tank & motor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeavyHook, post: 393493, member: 18315"] Appreciate you asking - like you said "never hurts to ask". I think based off of you asking I am going to turn the battery 180 degrees so the terminals could never hit the aluminum. I used bolts to hold the aluminum together instead of rivets. The surface isn't going to get much standing time and only used maybe to step on or off the boat. I wanted it to mainly cover the battery and for safety in case someone stepped there. Do you think the bolts were the best way to go? I thought rivets were better but I've heard a few times that they wiggle loose... Having the room in the transom area is great. I have a battery on the opposite side for starting the motor and fish finder. I do have the tank in the middle area though because of weight to keep the boat sitting more level. Otherwise it gets heavy back there and hard to plane. It also would have the bow up too high when someone sits in the swivel chair fishing with two batteries / tank & motor. [/QUOTE]
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