I have an 87 ranger 350v with a soft spot a few inches all the way around the pedestal base on the front deck. I really don't want to do a deck replacement right now. The underside of the area is accessible through the forward livewell so I thought about getting 2 pieces of 1/8" aluminum plate ~12" x 18" and sandwiching the area and through bolting as a temporary fix. Anyone have any better ideas that they've done before?