you might have a leak and not even know it

i have a brand new pa12 just sitting on my trailer gathering dust.so with my rod holder and ff installed i thought id grab the hose and spray the dust off the pa.then i pulled my hatch liner and saw the little puddle of water.im wondering if its condensation or do i have a leak?i started feeling around no where else has water so its not condensation.then i remember reading a tread on the hobie forum where someone said after the rain there was a puddle in there hull.so i grab a bottle of water and started pouring it around the front where the rod holders and mast tube.then i started seeing the puddle form.low and behold its leaking from the hull off the mast tube.not the mast tube itself but the hole.so i was thinking marine goop?then i remember i have some teflon tape so i wrap the tread of the mast tube and re tighten it.grab a bottle of water and started pouring it on the mast tube area no water beading down the pipe problem solved.i dont know if hobie knows about this but a rubber o ring would be better than teflon tape but no time to go to the hardware store

Good detective work!  Thanks for sharing the info dune12.