Drilling FR4 Stanchion bases

The next step towards carbon-fibre stanchions with fully sealed decks. Using a replacement GoPro Hero 10 as ours failed and had to be replaced. Our Stanchion Design follows what we learned from @Tulasendlesssummer in @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz9S9miKm9g Here I am drilling the first 20mm FR4 triangle that will be fixed to the existing triangular stanchion base (timber sitting on the solid deck GRP and itself covered with GRP). A 26mm carbon-fibre tube will go through this FR4 and all the way through the deck into a hole filled with thickened epoxy. The stanchion tube will slide onto it. Our free Sustainable Sailing book is at: https://sustainablesailing.codeberg.page/ If you would like to support us then we have memberships or donations on Ko-Fi! at https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ (apart from a small card processing % we get all your support which is much better value than Patreon). Or visit our shop at https://sustainablesailing.teemill.com/ for great hoodies, t-shirts and bags. We are refitting a 1977 Rival 38 for a Sustainable Sailing retirement starting in Summer 2025. When we bought Vida in August 2019 she was in a very tired and damp condition with all original equipment and fittings (much of it not working). We have removed all the gas, diesel and paraffin equipment, and are installing all-electric (motor, cooking etc). More detail on our blog at https://sustainablesailing.net/ #BoatRefit #Stanchions #Sailing