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    Installing TM tray

    Asking for a friend but I will will probably be doing the install.
    Is there anything in the way of the bow of a 1997 Ranger 488 VS that would not allow a trolling motor tray to be installed?
    Thanks for info in advance.

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    #2
    might check and see if the tray is already in there? sometime back then, they were molded in but not open?
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    #3
    OK thx

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    #4
    Your boat doesn’t have the tray underneath. Pretty sure that started with the 188/198 series around 2006. Pete’s install should be similar to yours. There are 5 other threads in the maintenance sticky above.
    https://www.bbcboards.net/showthread...referrerid=495

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    #5
    I had a 487 and put one in. You will have to cut into your front storage a little

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    #6
    I had a '07 z20 that had the tray under the carpet.
    Not sure when they started doing them but I'm
    pretty sure none of the 4 series had them.