I've got an 04 PT175, and I've got a driftmaster T250 (?) mounted right beside the rear elevated seat position in the wood, pulled cranks and planer boards from this holder for a year, no issues. If you mount it where I did, you can reach underneath the floor and above the gas tank to use nuts and bolts as I did. No issues. I fish solo 99% of the time but this rod holder can be removed in a minute, the base plate stays, and then someone can use the rear elevated seat position. I also have driftmasters mounted up front on the bow as well on the rubber footpad/step with no issues. You can gain access to under the bow plate via removing the TM plug cover and the carpeted piece by removing 6 or 8 screws.
GO BIG ORANGE !
I meant to behave, but there were just way too many other options available at the time.