I have #272; I raced w/two big guys 250 & 285lbs doing genoa p& s this summer and found as the season ended my forward cockpit stanchions worked loose from the bug guys climbing out to the rail; the solution is not necssarily and under deck repair - my boat has plastic backing plates - obviously not sufficient - I had a local machine shop make some bases of 1/4" stainless steel about the same base size as the stanchion base but 4" deeper on the inboard end - they are havey(weighing about 4lbs each) but provide a larger surface area to spread the load as my crew moves onto the windward rail - cost for 4 pieces was Cdn$138/USD$90....
