RWDMLD18 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 The battery compartment is cracked. To keep the batteries from falling out I have strapped the bottom. What is the difficulties of replacing the compartment if I can find one. RWDMLD18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted July 5, 2009 The battery compartment is cracked. To keep the batteries from falling out I have strapped the bottom. What is the difficulties of replacing the compartment if I can find one. RWDMLD18 What material is the bottom of the compartment made of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RWDMLD18 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 The box is fiberglass. Rugg ecterior and gel coat inside. RWDMLD18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted July 7, 2009 The box is fiberglass. Rugg ecterior and gel coat inside.RWDMLD18 Fiberglass is one of the easiest materials to repair/reinforce. Look for shops that do fiberglass boat repair. They have a LOT of experience in cutting out damaged areas and building up systematically larger layers of glass and resin. They can even make it stronger than it was originally. It may also be something you do yourself. There are plenty of "how to" fiberglass sources. Here is one: West System Fiberglass Repair Brett Wolfe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
