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[QUOTE="mtk, post: 890864, member: 54339"]
Hey, no worries, I'm right there with you on that.

OK, I have a solution for you.  The D-ring clearance hole isn't exactly round, if I recall correctly.

Buy a hole saw and arbor to fit the round part of the opening, but just barely.

Of course, the D-ring won't fit properly because of said out-of-roundness.

Now use the router to fix the minor clearance issues.

Justification: you're leaving more floor intact, resulting in more strength in said trailer floor.  You also still have the plywood plugs if you need to plug a hole.  (Trust me, those discs come in handy.)  In addition, if you need to plug a hole, you use the router to cut a groove in the middle of the plywood floor (think tongue and groove here) so the epoxy can form a mechanical joint, which will be even stronger than just using it like glue.

How's that for tool justification?  I know, it's a gift.  I've used similar logic to buy a $1000 milling machine to make a $50 set of rearset footpeg brackets.  ;)

Just make sure you never say "jigsaw" out loud in front of the wife.  I'm assuming there is a wife involved since otherwise there's no impediments to buying tools at all.  ;)
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