Dont do it. A bass cat will last a long time. Most likely far longer than any charger or connector you install. Once you drill the hole, you are stuck in that location, and if that particular connector fails in 4-5 years due to corrosion or whatever, chances are good you wont find a replacement. Different hole size or different screw locations, etc. The simplest solution is to raise the back lid and plug things in. I know that ultra-neat counts for something to many, but I dont think this is a place where installing some sort of flush-mount is worth the future hassle. Just replacing a trolling motor receptacle can be a real pain, for those that have done it multiple times… Next year always has a better connector idea that is incompatible with last years now obsolete idea… BTW the wise man always has the rear compartment open when charging. Batteries produce pure hydrogen as a by-product of the charging cycle. It is lighter than air and will rise and disperse if the compartment is open. Otherwise it is a highly explosive gas (remember the Hindenburg blimp disaster anyone?) that needs to be vented out of that enclosed space before a simple spark like a bilge/livewell pump causes an eruption you want to avoid…Last edited by oldtimer57 on May 6th, 2008, 11:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.2008 Pantera Classic2014 Mercury Pro XS 200
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