Out of paranoia, I decided to put in a set of these. Here's some questions:



The plates don't fit so well on the outboard ones. If you line up the channel with the deck/hull flange, the tab with the screw holes doesn't fit too well. Do you tighten the crossbar bolts, then bend the plate into place by tightening the screws?



Doesn't drilling the holes for the screws weaken the area? Or does having the metal plate there more than compensate for this?



I know this isn't rocket science, but I'm the over-cautious type.



David Ho

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