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You could go the happy medium route and just install handrails instead of the bow rail. I installed 3' rails on both sides up front located so that anyone using the front platform as a seat would be able to hold on but I still have plenty of clearance for my Minn Kota Maxxum 55 trolling motor. I picked the handrails up from Hamilton Marine in Searsport, ME. I really don't know if they're necessary or not but my kids were 5 and 6 when we got the boat and the commodore insisted. I also put 2' rails on the rear and I do use those for a couple of Perko rail mount rod holders and they work great. They really don't get in the way like a bow rail would.
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