daniel: rebed the hardware as soon as possible. if water gets into the balsa core BIG problems down the road. i have outlined the process, in text and pictures, i took in rebedding the handrails that were leaking, on my M17, SWEET PEA. the steps are essentially the same for all desk hardware. take a look at my www-site: www.m17-375.webs.com the specific page is - http://m17-375.webs.com/rebeddinghardware.htm :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.us --- On Sun, 2/20/11, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote: Montypals: Just got #208 from Bob Becker. Nice craft. Just did the driveway sail today in preparation for a real sail soon! A couple of the through deck fittings are leaking a bit. These may be leaking through the section of wood core on the deck. There is no weakness there that I can feel. I noted a bit of water in the cabin after the big rain we had even with the boat covered. I can see the fitting that is leaking. What is the best way to deal with this, and what products do I need? I read somewhere that I should remove the fitting, use a bent nail or something on a drill bit to get out some of the core, and epoxy it first. Then redrill and seat with polyurethane sealer? Have I got the right idea here? What products to use? Daniel