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Old 04-26-2008
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ah, I know 8.0 as well, they are essentially a smaller sistership to 9.5 I beleive (a cruising version).

If there would be no harm in drilling - I'd say go for it. However it appears that drilling the deck weakens the laminate, which very well may be detrimental to any future repair.
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