After accident; bow rail stanchions ripped off deck - what to do ? !

[hockeyfool]

the wife and were about to dock when motoring in reverse and throttled up, the forward springline/dock line was wrapped around a stanchion - so
the force ripped the bow rail up- or at least 2 aft stanchions right off the deck ! NO backing plates whatsoever  -- so now I how 2 holes about 2.5" around,
  but under deck is fine .... what do  i  do ' drill a hole saw cut larger diameter to remove top deck polyester resign/foam core .... to replace with epoxy resin with
chopped strand fibers or other strengthening agent ?

[skip1930]

Why use chopped glass? How ya gonna do dat without a pull-chop-wet-cut-and-blow gun?

Factory 22 ounce woven resign [ hard as rock, that's your strengthening agent! ] impregnated glass cloth like on the hull I think would make for an easier repair. And next time use thinner dock line so it breaks before pulling the stanchion out of the deck, [opps for get that remark].
Make aluminum 6 mm backing plates under the deck and set all stanchions on 1/4 inch uhmw plastic 'shims' slathered down with your favorite goop atop deck using 1/4 inch nuts and bolts. No wood screws.

skip.

[MacGyver]

Hockeyfool,

It would be best if you had some pictures so that I could see exactly what happened.....

There is about 4 to 7 different ways I have repaired situations just like that depending on the actual problems....

Also, chopped strand mat is made into a fabric form. I personally dont much care for it, it takes resins poorly and is a bit tough to work with.
I usually if going that route will cut with scissors fibers that I can use to mix into a resin/hardner mixture that will be used like a putty.

But, the main issue that you posted is what is at hand here, and like I said, pictures would help to develop a procedure.
I just got done a few months ago fixing a Pearson 30 who had his mangled bow pulpit damage the hell out of the bow.......
Never a dull moment at the marina....

Mac