Joel — I’m with Dave — Starboard will sag under the weight of batteries. See if somebody at one of the marinas or boatyards around you has a partial sheet of 19mm marine ply, cut it to fit and either paint or epoxy-coat it. I think you’ll be much happier with the results. And it’ll weigh a whole lot less, too.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Mar 28, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Dave Godwin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Interestingly I was doing inventory in my shed yesterday and ‘found’ a 2’ X > 3’ sheet of 1/2” Starboard that I bought for some projects years ago. > Personally, I would not use Starboard for battery support. Too soft and > bendy. And even I would balk at the price. > > I just used regular good quality plywood painted white when I redid > <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/2014/02/starting-battery-locker-redesign.html> > the battery support inside the cabin. The factory plywood base for the two > house batteries in the starboard cockpit locker is 34-years old and holding > up just fine. > > I use those cheap black plastic battery boxes to contain anything that might > leak out. > > Best, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
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