The space is visible (although dark) from the aft end of the quarterberth.....the entire deal slips into (or out of) the instrument panel from what looks to be a small (roughly 3 x 9 inch) styrofoam box..which offers moisture protection.....I've had the front panel off 4 or 5 times now, but there has to be some way that whole slide in module can be kept in place with a shim, series of shims or something.....In trying to figure out why this happened, I looked down the cockpit drain (wondering where what ever came loose went) and found about a 1 ft. long clear piece of plastic and if formed into a circle & there was a protrusion, and a matching indentation and could it be that that thing stuck together and went around the switch in some way as to secure it to the back of the plexiglass panel...but everyone told me that was impossible....I'm more and more certain that 1 ft. long piece of flexible is the key to the mystery (no pun intended)....but I can't see how it could have been attached to the front plexiglas panel of the instrument panel......I've got a new key and switch that Westerbeke sent me and that may be the only solution....is only attached with two screws and the Westerbeke fellow told me the two screws & the connection cannot be mis-wired.....I may try that this afternoon....if I use the new switch, the shims they sent may be useful.....other than that, I cannot see any way to secure the whole deal....I'm going to take some pictures this afternoon as well....one of the glass companies that makes panels and windwhields for the Wichita make jets, etc. has made me a new front panel which I'm going to pick up and take with me........I'll have an update over the weekend......could the piece of flexible plastic with protusion and matching indentation be the key to the mystery?.....Only the
shadow knows.....and baby cakes, he is not talking.....at least to me......Thanks for any help and thoughtful ideas..... Say a prayer......Patrick in Wichita