Windshield motor replacement on 2016 400 Sundancer

[DerekS]

The motor on my port wiper is not working. To make things worse, it seems that the connecting from the wiper blade to the motor on the bow in front of the windshield came loose, let in water, ruined the motor and seeped through to the stateroom below. So, I am looking now at replacing the ceiling panel. My question is this, how do I replace the celling panel which has warped and am I right in assuming that this is the only way to access the motor?

 

[JHornsby3]

I'm not sure about the panel. But all three of mine were not working when we got the boat. I took them off and cleaned up the motors and sealed the mounts and they work like advertised. One was so bad, it was completely rusted up. 000 steel wool to everything and wiped it down with alcohol, replaced the grease in the transmission and they bench tested good. Put them in the mounts and still worked. A few hours was better than the over $100 wanted per motor.

 

[Spark600]

I have a 2015 410
I called Sea Ray and they said the panels in the cockpit and cabin are held up with Christmas clips ( the point goes in first and they get fatter as they go down ) Sea Ray said there is a special tool that goes in under panel so you can pull down on it, I removed the lights an grabbed the hole for the light and shook the panel until the clip loosened up.
I would take the panel to a canvas guy that does upholstery.

 

[DerekS]

Thanks for help.