Hello mates, Well all is well after the lightning strike. It rained hard yesterday and I noticed a major leak coming into the sliding cabinet above stove on port side. My stantion is leaking badly. I checked and the stantion is very wabbly and the fiber glass has appeared to crack around stantion. I would guess the (wood core?)between the fiberglass is all wet and maybe rotted. So the boat comes out in september and I will still have time to make repairs. Info on new stantion and bedding compound, rot removal etc would be helpfull. Oh I just filled out my lobster report for the summer. I caught 62 keepers this summer. Not bad for a guy with three pots. Hauled em all up by hand. The wife likes the improvement on the upper body. My back is getting a little tired though. Well Gotta go, Joe