Is it possible that the. 2-part paint or the (assumed) epoxy under it was mixed off-ratio? If it were, the over-represented component will leach out...
Add another vote for a glass composite tube.
If the bedding of the stainless tube in the wood structure isn’t perfect, there will likely be stagnant...
Back up twenty feet and think about the forces involved here. How are they transferred to the rest of the boat?
Wind pushes the sail which pulls the...