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I had the Scottty 1027 rail mounts on my 1980 17 Montauk. I got some scrap teak boards from my local boat yard and figured out the correct height I wanted the down riggers. I never had a problem with them but I will confess in the beginning I was worried about the amount of weight being applied to the railing. Nothing bad ever happened. I never got a down rigger ball caught on bottom though. I guess having the correct drag on the down rigger is the key. I don't think the Scotty 2027 would be of any advantage as far as torqued applied is concerned.