Damage
In the winter of 2009 they had a lot of snow here and the huge snow load took a real toll on the railings.
Here is my beautiful rail snapped in half like a matchstick	It also snapped a little farther aft under an upright.
If you click on the picture and expand it you can see the starboard rail pulled out of the deck.	I did an inspection of the port side scuppers and found that water has been seeping in and rotting the deck. I removed all the canvas in this section to dry it all out.
Here is another shot of how far forward it went. This is an easy repair because it has not gotten very far yet. I will need to cut the bad deck out and replace it with fresh plywood and treat the existing wood. I will also improve the way I put the canvas around the scupper.	Here I am beginning to inspect for more damage. It seems like the deck shelf is also rotten. I think I'll remove the deck from the seam forward back to the rear bulkhead. Then I am assured of getting all the rotten wood out of there.
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