Rear Stanchion Base Reconstruction

After digging into this leaking area, I discovered that it had been repaired at least 3 times before - none of which was a permanent fix.

There was some soft wood, but not as much as I thought.

After mulling over many fix scenarios, I decided to lay some epoxy/glass down the inside corner (which was leaking leaking rainwater) and brace the sides of the deck with oak, then lay in plywood and glass filler to get the deck back into shape to take the stanchion base.

Here you can see the oak rail being clamped/epoxied to the inside of the area.

When it cures, I'll add the rail to the outside, then trim up a piece of 3/4 ply to fit and epoxy/glass it in. When the rail is reinstalled, she'll be getting her feet wet.

Second rail setting up.