wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:56:31 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Oct 23, 10:52 am, wrote:
I have a vertical piece of plywood (about 1/3 sheet) bolted onto a wood
frame structure. There is storage behind the panel, but to access it I
need to remove all of the bolts before removing the panel. Slow!

Anyone have ideas on a faster method that would hold the panel securely
in place? Hinges won't work because of clearance issues.

One idea (not a good one) is to use U-bolts attached to the structure,
with the loop of the bolt passing through slots in the plywood. Then a
wedge could be inserted between the protruding loop and plywood surface
to hold everything in place. Simply knock the wedges out to pull the
panel down. Aesthetically not the
nicest...I'd rather stick with the existing bolts.

I'm hoping there are some specialty hardware products that might do a
better job. Any ideas?

1/3 sheet? About 11 sq ft?

Does it have to be plywood? Since it can be removed from the outside,
it doesn't sound like access security is an issue.

What about a simple shade or some curtains?

What about some hooks at the top and slots in the panel? Lift up and
out to remove, slide down and in to rehang. Velcro at the bottom if
you want to "secure" it a little.

What about a home made bi-fold door that only needs half the clearance
to open?

There must be some other requirements that you haven't mentioned that
eliminates the thousands of possible methods of covering a 11 sq ft
hole.
He DID say it was part of a climbing wall - which rules out all the
velcro, magnets, push latches, etc.

True...but he said it after many of us had already responded. You gotta
admit that leaving that whole "body weight" thing out of the OP may have
led some us to offer some suggestions that might not apply.

That's why I suspected that there were "other requirements" that we didn't
know about.