8/23/09 - I finally removed the stern railing in order to attempt straightening it out and remounting. The port side deck attachment was pulled out of the deck and the next mount had cracked the deck, not to mention the ensuing water damage to the core in that area. The port side of the railing has been detached from the deck and unable to support and stress applied to it. The rail just sorta dangled, kinda like Gumbys' broken arm.
The railing was virtually impossible to straighten when mounted, but after removing it, I was able to bend it as easy as the Incredible Hukk bending a pipe cleaner.
The four mounting ports for the railing were drilled out with a 1/2" bit, the core dug out and then epoxy filled. The worst parts on the port side were cut out and repaired, mostly by cutting out the top glass layer and replacing the core material with epoxy.
You can see the filled in holes on the stern. The big hole is the engine compartment vents. The low-fat vents are going to be mounted there.
