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According to the most applicable wood locating diagram, the wood in those areas is 1/2" ply. Has anyone had screws pull out? That trolling motor is quite a moment arm and is likely to exert a pretty substantial lever force against these screws. The screws become the fulcrums, the motor down in position acting much like the claws of a carpenter's hammer pulling out a nail.
Like all of us, I don't like holes in boats so if they are going to be placed, I want to be sure of what their purpose is and that the thing they were drilled for will not fail! Do you think reciprocating these forces with 6 X 1/2" screws into plywood is adequate over time? This thing is going to get used a lot.
Grady