Welcome to the club. I agree, you'll get a better feel for what the boat is doing if you can stand in the middle of your straightaway with the turns to your left and right. You need to be able to see if the boat is running loose or what. I know sometimes it isn't possible but do your best.
That's really crappy adhesive holding the tray mounts. Many of us have had the tray tear out. I'd try to fix it before running again - if it's loose and things are flopping around inside it will really throw the balance off. Use some real epoxy or WeldBond. Redo all the mounts even if they look good now. The bad thing is to get the tray out you will probably have to tear down the insides. Be careful with the rudder cables/tubes and the stabilizer holding the tubes. It's easy to hose them up and a bear to repair. Especially since replacement rudder parts are unavailable right now.
May your batteries never fail you...
Mike
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