I know, I know.... duh... so simple.
But I thought better to ask how others would do this than do it wrong.
I am planning a "clean up" of my electrical panel. One of the things I want to do is to install a neg. bus bar. It's one of those simple blue seas bus bars. Two holes (one on each end) to screw it down. But, the surface of the back area of my panel is the fiberglass that is the otherside of my fore cockpit wall. the place I lean against when I'm lazin' in the cockpit. Two screws would not be a nice thing sticking out there ....and the Fiberglass is not that great to screw into anyway. So two bolts through the Fiberglass?.... still not a good idea.... just another place to possibly leak .... and my electrical box is not a good place for moisture.
So my thoughts... Glue it on. This might work but with what? and since the back of the bus bar is not a flat surface but a lot of hollow places with a reinforcing bit hear and there, I don't know how well it would stick. Basically, I don't like this idea.
Second thought... Epoxy on an epoxy soaked strip of 3/4 inch marine plywood to screw the bus bar to. Possible. But now it's going to stick up higher than I really want. (maybe the plywood strip should have a couple of layers of glass to tab it down)
Third thought... epoxy (thickened) to the FRP a couple of little #10 stainless bolts (head buried in the epoxy) and fasten the bus bar down with a couple of nuts. I bolted on a shelf in my lazarette this way six years ago and it's still solid.
Or better ideas?
Thanks ...... looking forward to your thoughts. What great knowledge base this place is!!!!
But I thought better to ask how others would do this than do it wrong.
I am planning a "clean up" of my electrical panel. One of the things I want to do is to install a neg. bus bar. It's one of those simple blue seas bus bars. Two holes (one on each end) to screw it down. But, the surface of the back area of my panel is the fiberglass that is the otherside of my fore cockpit wall. the place I lean against when I'm lazin' in the cockpit. Two screws would not be a nice thing sticking out there ....and the Fiberglass is not that great to screw into anyway. So two bolts through the Fiberglass?.... still not a good idea.... just another place to possibly leak .... and my electrical box is not a good place for moisture.
So my thoughts... Glue it on. This might work but with what? and since the back of the bus bar is not a flat surface but a lot of hollow places with a reinforcing bit hear and there, I don't know how well it would stick. Basically, I don't like this idea.
Second thought... Epoxy on an epoxy soaked strip of 3/4 inch marine plywood to screw the bus bar to. Possible. But now it's going to stick up higher than I really want. (maybe the plywood strip should have a couple of layers of glass to tab it down)
Third thought... epoxy (thickened) to the FRP a couple of little #10 stainless bolts (head buried in the epoxy) and fasten the bus bar down with a couple of nuts. I bolted on a shelf in my lazarette this way six years ago and it's still solid.
Or better ideas?
Thanks ...... looking forward to your thoughts. What great knowledge base this place is!!!!