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I recently purchased a 1977 Montauk with this exact modification. All the rigging still went through the tunnel fine - I did not care for it so I moved it back to center - the gentlemen who owned it was an avid crappie fisher and said he saw the idea in Canada and loved it. He used the boat like that for 20 plus years. I have some pics on my phone of the setup - I upload them shortly and post here for you.