Anyone ever watched the bottom of the hull flex while applying
backstay? Is this ok?
Here's what me and JP noticed while fixing our backstay system. Our
backstay, like most of the boats I think, has 2 main attachments: 1
is the deck hull joint just port of the tiller; the 2nd is on the
floor of the boat, where there are 2 little fiberglass bulkheads just
to starboard of the exiting scupper where the floor meets the
transom. There are little chainplates on each of the little
bulkheads. The starboard line of the backstay divides and one end
attaches to one chainplate and the other end goes through a block
attached to the other chainplate and starts the fine tuning system.
After we fixed everything, one of us was below looking at the
attachments on the little bulkheads, while the other one hauled on
the backstay from up above. When the backstay is on, the floor of the
boat lifts!! And when you pull it on and off, the floor just goes up
and down. Yikes! Does this happen on anyone else's boat? Is this ok?
Thanks!