Ouch! Steve I'm so sorry. I bought new stanchions from an ebay store "boater bits" out of Canada... they were $25 plus shipping... even if he has to fedex them its cheaper than off the shelf (if you can find them) Tiller is usually in stock here in Annapolis...West Marine carried it and there was 8 left when I bought one last fall. I am here til Weds. and have access to Bacon's "thriftshop for boats" too. Call me, I'll help in any way possible. Jon has my phone numbers. What about the hole... hotpatch through the NAs?