Dauntless 15 Console Access

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Dauntless 15 Console Access

Postby sailor dude » Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:28 pm

To access the battery in a DAUNTLESS 15 is hard.

Give me a suggestion for creating a door or a removable access plate on the starboard side of the console of a DAUNTLESS 15.

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Re: Dauntless 15 Console Access

Postby Phil T » Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:19 pm

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Re: Dauntless 15 Console Access

Postby jimh » Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:42 am

How much access is needed?

Perhaps a deck plate would provide sufficient access, and they don’t cost $750.

Compare at:

https://www.beckson.com/dckplt.html

Or perhaps a hatch:

https://www.beckson.com/hatches.html

Before you cut into the side of the console, make sure the side of the console is a flat surface. If the surface is not flat, making a nice opening will be more difficult than if it were a flat surface.