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yeah I did...it is a great material. Costly but very effective. It is cured under extreme pressure and is remarkably stiff. It will dull your blades and bits quickly and the drill shavings actually caught fire while drilling. It is bullet proof to say the least. My cleats can now pick the boat up, no bolt will pull thru. It is a great backing plate material for places where you don't have to look at it. It is not attractive (esp with all the 5200 oozing out)
As for gunnel holders, most makers produce a heavy stainless plate with a handy rod leash attachment point so that is what I would go with there. I can't imagine using a hole saw to cut a 2.5" hole in g10 for a rod holder. Just buy the stainless plate that the rod holder manufacturer sells for that specific holder, it is like 20-30 bucks.
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