Yes Muddywaters, very painful. Picked the boat up from the dealer in June, and just finally drilled them a week ago. Done a lot of searching on-line and measuring with my fabricator buddy, but all my non-drilling options seemed cumbersome to me and would take extra time to set up and take down in between fishing spots. I just kept reminding myself that I bought the boat to crappie fish out of, and I just needed to mount them and move on. Once you drill that first hole, all of that goes away and its no big deal. I had the same issue on my last boat, because I was worried more about the resale value. Ended up, the guy buying it, really liked them.
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