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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Terry Stuck had a boat yard drill holes form the outside of the haul at the bottom of ths stantion base to let water drain out. They did this before they painted the boat.

Terry could give you the details. Maybe this would help you. I store indoors in a warehouse and I remove the stantions and dry them out before storing.

Harald