It's a well known fact that dislike cylinders, and after trapping my finger inbetween one of the clips and the deck, something had to be done.
I'm going to refit the shark/whale/whatever it is, and instead of the cylinder, I'm going to use an Otter Box. It's a much smaller and much neater set up, and everything that's in the cylinder will fit into the box. It looks better too, I think...it means using a smaller capacity battery, but that's a small price to pay for easier access to the internals and less damage to my fingers.
Hoping to get it sprayed up today as well.
Rich