I swapped the prop out for an 11x6 wood (only because the hobby shop did not have any plastic props in that size). Then I balanced the plane without the battery and it balanced at 3 1/8“ back from the LE, a full inch away from the recommended balance point. I then moved the battery to roughly the TE of the wing (would not fit any further back) and secured it with velcro and foam (not enough room for anything else). Then it balanced at 3 7/16”. I added 3 oz of weight to the fuse underneath the horizontal stabilizer and secured with 30 min epoxy. After the epoxy dried it balanced at 4 3/16” (wasn’t sure how much the epoxy would weigh). I will likely fly it and use a file to reduce the weight if I feel it is tail heavy. Thanks for everyone’s help, hope this one has a better fate (or at least a longer life) than the last one!!!