I'm planning on building a new strut, so really I'm just trying to get ideas on which way to go. The hull thickness on the boat is only about 3/4" so I'm thinking a drop thru might be best. If I recess the bottom and do a bolt on like I have, the floor will be too thin I'm thinking. Then I will have to do glass work inside to build it up. The pic below is the main reason for doing a new strut, the whole thing should have been about a 1/2" higher to begin with. Plus I'd like to move up to 1-1/8 dia shaft.
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