So I imagine the boat has been off the water for quite a while & only recently been back on the lake for a bit (test drive & winterizing). Most likely the old wax/rope packing has dried out. Being on a 12 yr old boat it's a bit of a crapshoot as to whether or not you will need to repack yet, depends on how many times it dried out & then was back on the water. If you were going to use the boat this fall, I'd tell you to tighten it down a bit, use the boat & see what happens, but winter will be a good time for you to learn how it's done... and you will be ready for spring. When you talk to the Skidim guys, ask them if you can get the new dripless packing for that boat. Then you won't ever have this happen again.
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