Battery Hold Downs

[Westy]

I just bought these to replace the plastic battery trays that came from Allison.http://www.artecwelding.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=83&osCsid=3d209dcaa03160195499a3ac2d7c75a5

My question is what is the safe depth you can sink a screw into the battery compartment area? I'm thinking about putting epoxy on the bottom of the trays before I screw them in. Any thoughts there? I figure you can pop a transducer off that's been epoxied so I should be able to remove the trays if I ever had to.:cool

Westy

 

[F2008]

What boat and where you want to put it?

I used 3/4" ss screws w/5200 as a sealer to hold down my troller battery trays in my xb02. No length/clearance problems putting them in the rear of the compartments.

 

[Westy]

I have a 99' XB2003 and I want to put the battery boxes back in the stock locations.

I have not pulled the stock boxes yet so I have not looked at the screws they used, I was trying to get a heads up so I could get everything ready to install when the new battery trays show up.

Westy

 

[Casey G]

3/4" to 1" screw w/ 5200

 

[Westy]

Thanks for the screw lengths guys.

Now what's this 5200 you speak of?:confused

Westy

 

[F2008]

http://www.shop3m.com/60980045581.html?WT.mc_ev=clickthrough&WT.mc_id=shop3m-AtoZ-Marine-Fast-Cure-5200-Adhesive-Sealant

 

[Westy]

Thanks for the link to the 5200. I'm not sure I want the battery trays to be able to have any "structural movement". If I epoxy them I'm dedicated to Optima batteries for life.:shock:

I'm going to sleep on it.

Westy

 

[BigRedAlli]

I would prefer the 5200 also. The epoxy is too hard and will bust loose. trust me, the 5200 ain't moving.

 

[GFinch]

"structural movement". Is it has just a little give, not rigid and prone to shear as said before.

 

[Westy]

Okay I see the light. 5200 it is.

Thanks for the help everyone.

Westy