Stanchion Repair

The port side stanchion, closest to the cockpit, was very loose when I purchased the boat.  When I would wash down the deck it would leak right into the cabin at an uncomfortable rate.

I was so nervous about the process of fixing the problem.  This was my first boat, I wasnt sure how I felt about drilling and working with epoxy, but once I removed the bolts to the stanchion I quickly realized how my involvement was only going to help the situation.  I had studied for about a week or two on the best methods for sealing/bedding deck hardware.  I use the drill, bore, epoxy, redrill, countersink, butyl tape method.  It works incredible, Ive done it many more times which will be covered at a later time.

Removed the stanchion

 I drilled out the holes to a larger size, then routed out UNDER the fiberglass, a very important step.

Filled with epoxy and let it sit for a week, then I redrilled the proper sized holes for the screws to get through.  I countersunk the screw holes so I could fill it with flexible sealant, making this thing waterproof.