On my last boat, I had the same problem, only had about 2" to mount. The place I took it to, made an aluminum plate the size of the mount, then extended it out another 6" and then bent it down to the outside of the boat where 2 bolts fastened it to the side, 2 to the top and the mounting plate had 4 bolts. (Total 4 bolts into the boat, 2 on top,2 on the side) It was very strong and did the trick. Very clean installation as well. I tried to get a pic, a little blurry after blowing it up.
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