Johanna Stinson on 11/13/101 9:42 AM said:
>>has anyone experienced blowouts where the stanchions sit in the
hull...I am assuning that water got in these and froze...this didn't
happen in California but I moved to Maine...what to do? my boat is
leaking fresh water
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Yes.........I somewhat fixed it by drilling out the tube,drilling a
drain hole at the bottom to the outer hull (oversize) then
refiberglassing the tube and hole to seal off the area and re
drilling all tubes and drain holes smaller. It worked for a couple
years.
Frankly, I am less than impressed with even that fix let alone the
design. I am going to seek "Toe-rail" mounted stantions and fill the
cavaties or just use thru-deck mounted stantions. Regardless, I am no
longer going to use the 'tube' design. They leak and in my opinion
are not safe.
Good luck
