Avocet
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I have cast aluminium stanchion bases made by Sowester. Unfortunately, one of them was mangled in the January gales and the closest replacement I can find these days has a different shape. More importantly, its three mounting holes are a different pitch. Before I mat up my deck and re-drill the holes, does anyone know where I might get my hands on another Sowester one? They have an inch diameter hole for the post and two "buttresses" - one on each side for hooking things on to. The buttresses are square in section and they form a "square" hole with the body of the stanchion socket rather than the "quarter circle" more common these days.