Port deck where the stanchion base was removed, the mouonting holes were drilled out to 1/2", cleand and filled with epoxy.
Starboard deck mount, drilled and filled.
Port interior overhead stanchion backing plate. This will be replaced with the new/improved version that is much prettier.
This is my technique to keep dripping epoxy off of me.
9/7/09 New stanchion backplates for the main
cabin. The old ones were warped and the washers compressed fairly deeply in the
wood. The new ones are so pretty, teak (scrap I found in the repair yard) marine ply.
9/9/09 Stanchion backplates for the main cabin
after second epoxy coat.